FNUS74 KMAF 282327
FWSMAF

SPOT FORECAST FOR FOUR MILE...ALAMOGORDO DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
627 PM CDT TUE APR 28 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1639 MDT ON APRIL 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES NEAR 10 PCT...WESTERLY 20 FT WINDS OF
20 TO 25 MPH AND HIGH FIRE DANGER...

.DISCUSSION...
GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE BURN SITE THIS EVENING.
AN ISOLATED SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM REMAINS POSSIBLE THIS EVENING...
HOWEVER CHANCES WILL REMAIN LOW. SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL KEEP A STEADY
SUPPLY OF LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE OVERNIGHT ALLOWING EXCELLENT RH RECOVERY.
WINDS WILL DECREASE SOMEWHAT AFTER MIDNIGHT AND TRANSITION TO A MORE
SOUTHERLY DIRECTION. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL SPREAD OVER THE BURN SITE
BY LATE MORNING BRINGING WINDY...DRY AND WARM CONDITIONS BACK TO THE
AREA. RH/S WILL LIKELY DROP BELOW 15% AND 20 FOOT WINDS ARE EXPECTED
TO RISE ABOVE 20 MPH. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE
AND A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    THROUGH EARLY EVENING.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....10 PCT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 13 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR
                    25 MPH THIS EVENING. WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 8 TO 12
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........4 /LOW/.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR /17200-24800 KNOT-FT/ DECREASING TO POOR.

.WEDNESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PCT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........10 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH INCREASING
                    TO 18 TO 23 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH INCREASING
                    TO 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 /MODERATE/.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....INCREASING TO EXCELLENT /200000 KNOT-FT/ IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...PLATT
REQUESTED BY...ALAMOGORDO DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090428.FOURM.01/MAF