FNUS74 KMAF 241939
FWSMAF

SPOT FORECAST FOR CHILI COTE   VALENTINE COMPLEX...TFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
239 PM CDT FRI APR 24 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1037 CDT ON APRIL 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HOT AND DRY WEATHER FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON AS SOUTHWEST
WINDS NEAR 10 MPH PREVAIL. POOR RECOVERY OVERNIGHT WILL SET THE STAGE
FOR ANOTHER VERY DRY DAY SATURDAY. OTHERWISE ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES
ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE. A SHALLOW INVERSION IS EXPECTED TO FORM IN
THE OVERNIGHT SHOULD DISSIPATE BY 10 AM WHEN WINDS WILL INCREASE AND
RH/S START TO PLUMMET.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PCT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 88-91.
MIN HUMIDITY........5-8 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 /MODERATE/.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD /125000 KNOT-FT/.

TIME (CDT)      12 PM        2 PM         6 PM
SKY (%).........SUNNY        MSUNNY       PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE         NONE         NONE
TEMP............81           85           90
RH..............19           9            6
20 FT WIND DIR..W            SW           SW
20 FT WIND SPD..5            10           12
20 FT WIND GUST.
MIX HGT (FT)....2000         10500        10500
TRANSP WIND DIR.W            W            SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.7            8            12
HAINES INDEX....5            4            4

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PCT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........21-26 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 /MODERATE/.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....DECREASING TO POOR.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM         11 PM        3 AM
SKY (%).........PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE         NONE         NONE
TEMP............90           73           61
RH..............7            13           19
20 FT WIND DIR..SW           SW           S
20 FT WIND SPD..10           7            5
20 FT WIND GUST.30           25
MIX HGT (FT)....10000        < 100        < 100
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW           SW           SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.12           6            6
HAINES INDEX....5            5            5

.SATURDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PCT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 87-90.
MIN HUMIDITY........5-7 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 /MODERATE/.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....INCREASING TO GOOD /96000 KNOT-FT/.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM         11 AM        3 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE         NONE         NONE
TEMP............51           75           89
RH..............27           11           7
20 FT WIND DIR..SW           SW           SW
20 FT WIND SPD..6            13           12
20 FT WIND GUST.                          20
MIX HGT (FT)....500          2500         8000
TRANSP WIND DIR.W            W            SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.4            3            12
HAINES INDEX....5            5            5

$$

FORECASTER...MURDOCH
REQUESTED BY...GREG NALL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090424.CHILI.01/MAF