FNUS74 KMAF 280132
FWSMAF

SPOT FORECAST FOR 4 MILE...NM ADC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
832 PM CDT MON APR 27 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1910 MDT ON APRIL 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY
EVENING FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 10 PCT OR LESS...WESTERLY 20 FT WINDS
20-25 MPH...AND VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER...

.DISCUSSION...
MOST OF TONIGHT WILL HAVE POOR RECOVERY HOWEVER THERE WILL BE A BRIEF
PERIOD TOWARD SUNRISE WHEN LIGHT SOUTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED AND
RH/S WILL INCREASE TO NEAR 60 PCT. THIS WILL BE SHORT-LIVED AND SOUTHWEST
WINDS DEVELOP BY MID MORNING ALLOWING THE DRY AIR TO SURGE EAST AGAIN.
WINDS WILL INCREASE GENERALLY TO 20-25 MPH AND WITH RH/S NEAR 10 PCT A
FIRE WEATHER IS IN EFFECT. IT WILL ALSO BE WARMER TUESDAY WITH CLOUDS
EXITING IN THE MORNING.

.REST OF TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PCT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........57-62 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 8
                    MPH BY 9 PM...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH BEFORE SUNRISE.
HAINES INDEX........5 /MODERATE/.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....DECREASING TO POOR.

TIME (MDT)      7 PM         11 PM        3 AM
SKY (%).........MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE         NONE         NONE
TEMP............65           58           54
RH..............9            15           23
20 FT WIND DIR..SW           SW           SW
20 FT WIND SPD..15           7            7
20 FT WIND GUST.25
MIX HGT (FT)....8500         < 100        500
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW           SW           SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.13           6            4
HAINES INDEX....5            5            5

.TUESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY...BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PCT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77-81.
MIN HUMIDITY........7-9 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 17 TO 24 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 /LOW/.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....INCREASING TO EXCELLENT /200000 KNOT-FT/.

TIME (MDT)      6 AM         10 AM        2 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE         NONE         NONE
TEMP............48           70           78
RH..............60           16           9
20 FT WIND DIR..SE           SW           SW
20 FT WIND SPD..5            15           22
20 FT WIND GUST.             20           32
MIX HGT (FT)....500          5000         10000
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW           SW           SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.2            11           20
HAINES INDEX....4            4            4

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FORECASTER...MURDOCH
REQUESTED BY...ALAMOGORDO DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090427.4MILE.02/MAF