FNUS74 KMAF 311350
FWSMAF

SPOT FORECAST FOR ALAKLI LAKE...ALAMOGORDO DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
850 AM CDT MON AUG 31 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 MDT ON AUGUST 31.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER RIDGE WILL EXPAND OVER NEW MEXICO TODAY...THEN REMAIN THERE
THROUGH WEDNESDAY BEFORE SHIFTING BACK WESTWARD.  THEREFORE...THE
CHANCE OF RAIN WILL BE MINIMAL.  MINIMUM  AFTERNOON RH/S WILL DROP
TO THE LOWER 20S THIS AFTERNOON...BUT WITH WARMING TEMPERATURES
DROP TO THE 15 TO 20 PERCENT RANGE BOTH TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.
SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 10 MPH BY AFTERNOON WITH A
FEW GUSTS NEAR 20 MPH...THEN BECOME LIGHT TERRAIN DOMINATED TONIGHT.
WINDS TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY WILL BE SIMILAR.  RECOVERY TONIGHT AND
TUESDAY NIGHT WILL BE GOOD OR BETTER.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....10 PCT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 92.
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD /3000-32000 KNOT-FT/ INCREASING TO
                    GOOD /59000-66000 KNOT-FT/ IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (MDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  MSUNY  MSUNY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............75     83     89     91     92
RH..............41     31     25     23     22
20 FT WIND DIR..SE     SE     SE     SE     SE
20 FT WIND SPD.. 5      6     10     10     10
20 FT WIND GUST.                            18
MIX HGT (FT)....2000   2000   6500   11000  11000
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE     SE     SE     S      S
TRANSP WIND SPD. 6      7     11     16     16

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PCT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MAX HUMIDITY........72 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING LIGHT TERRAIN
                    DOMINATED.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT /72000 KNOT-FT/ DECREASING TO POOR
                    /0-5000 KNOT-FT/ IN THE LATE EVENING AND
                    OVERNIGHT.

TIME (MDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  MOCLR  MOCLR  MOCLR  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............89     82     76     72     70     68
RH..............24     30     39     45     51     60
20 FT WIND DIR..SE     SE     SE     S      S      S
20 FT WIND SPD..10     10      8     7      7      6
20 FT WIND GUST.18
MIX HGT (FT)....9000   9000   500    < 100  < 100  < 100
TRANSP WIND DIR.S      S      S      S      S      S
TRANSP WIND SPD.8      8      9      7      7      5

.TUESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PCT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 95.
MIN HUMIDITY........18 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 8 TO 13 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /0-9000 KNOT-FT/ INCREASING TO EXCELLENT
                    /77000-102000 KNOT-FT/ IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (MDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............66     71     81     89     94     94
RH..............62     49     33     24     19     19
20 FT WIND DIR..S      S      S      SE     SE     SE
20 FT WIND SPD..4      5      7       9     11     12
20 FT WIND GUST.                                   18
MIX HGT (FT)....< 100  < 100  1500   9500   9500   11500
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE     SE     S      S      S      S
TRANSP WIND SPD.4      5      7      10     12     12

$$

FORECASTER...LYSTER
REQUESTED BY...JENNIFER WARD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090831.ALAKL.01/MAF