FNUS74 KMAF 251446
FWSMAF

SPOT FORECAST FOR RATTLESNAKE...NPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
946 AM CDT MON MAY 25 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0911 CDT ON MAY 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WINDS WILL REMAIN TERRAIN DOMINATED THROUGH THE LATE MORNING HOURS
TODAY...BECOMING MORE WESTERLY NEAR 15 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES THIS AFTERNOON WILL DROP INTO THE MID
TO UPPER TEENS. A THUNDERSTORM CAN NOT BE RULED OUT LATE THIS
AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. IF A THUNDERSTORM DOES
IMPACT THE FIRE AREA...EXPECT GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS NEAR 25 TO
35 MPH AND CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....10 PCT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 86.
MIN HUMIDITY........18 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 /VERY LOW/.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /12500 KNOT-FT/ INCREASING TO EXCELLENT
                    /124000 KNOT-FT/ IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY BEFORE
                    MIDNIGHT.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....10 PCT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.
MAX HUMIDITY........37 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........4 /LOW/.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT /82500 KNOT-FT/ DECREASING TO POOR
                    /0 KNOT-FT/ AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.TUESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....10 PCT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.
MIN HUMIDITY........18 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........TERRAIN DOMINATED UNDER 5 MPH. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 /LOW/.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR /18000 KNOT-FT/ INCREASING TO EXCELLENT
                    /84000 KNOT-FT/ IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...BARNES
REQUESTED BY...JOHN MONTOYA
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090525.RATTL.01/MAF