FNUS74 KMAF 111752
FWSMAF

SPOT FORECAST FOR PECOS RIVER...TEXAS FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
1252 PM CDT THU JUN 11 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 CDT ON JUNE 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON...

.DISCUSSION...
A DRYLINE WILL BE WELL EAST OF THE BURN SITE THIS AFTERNOON.
WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 25 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED
WITH RH/S LESS THAN 15 PERCENT. WITH HIGH FIRE DANGER IN PLACE
THESE CONDITIONS WILL YIELD NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH SHORTLY BEFORE SUNSET WITH
POOR RH RECOVERY EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. THE DRYLINE WILL REMAIN WELL
EAST OF THE BURN SITE FRIDAY WITH MINIMUM RH/S DROPPING BELOW 10
PERCENT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PCT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 103.
MIN HUMIDITY........8 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 14 TO 19 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 /LOW/.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /0 KNOT-FT/ INCREASING TO EXCELLENT
                    /264000 KNOT-FT/.

TIME (CDT)      2 PM         6 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR       MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE         NONE
TEMP............100          101
RH..............9            9
20 FT WIND DIR..W            W
20 FT WIND SPD..16           15
20 FT WIND GUST.26           25
MIX HGT (FT)....9000         11000
TRANSP WIND DIR.W            W
TRANSP WIND SPD.25           24
HAINES INDEX....4            4

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PCT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MAX HUMIDITY........33 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 /VERY LOW/.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT /264000 KNOT-FT/ DECREASING TO POOR
                    /0-3000 KNOT-FT/ IN THE LATE EVENING AND
                    OVERNIGHT.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM         11 PM        3 AM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE         NONE         NONE
TEMP............100          82           72
RH..............9            19           27
20 FT WIND DIR..W            W            W
20 FT WIND SPD..16           5            5
20 FT WIND GUST.26
MIX HGT (FT)....12000        500          < 100
TRANSP WIND DIR.W            NW           NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.22           6            6
HAINES INDEX....3            3            3

.FRIDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PCT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 104.
MIN HUMIDITY........7 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 /LOW/.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /0 KNOT-FT/ INCREASING TO EXCELLENT
                    /210000-228000 KNOT-FT/.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM        11 AM        3 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR      MCLEAR      M CLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE        NONE         NONE
TEMP............65          87          103
RH..............33          13           7
20 FT WIND DIR..W            W           SW
20 FT WIND SPD..4           10           13
20 FT WIND GUST.            15           25
MIX HGT (FT)....< 100      4000         10000
TRANSP WIND DIR.W            W           W
TRANSP WIND SPD.7            23          21
HAINES INDEX....4            4           4

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FORECASTER...CICCONE
REQUESTED BY...RICH GRAY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090611.PECOS.01/MAF