FNUS74 KMAF 031627
FWSMAF

SPOT FORECAST FOR MIMOSA...NM - BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
1127 AM CDT THU SEP 3 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
MID TO HIGH CLOUD WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE SITE THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING...WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM
MAINLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE 20 FOOT WINDS WILL INCREASE SLIGHTLY
LATER THIS AFTERNOON...FIRST FROM THE NORTHEAST AND THEN BECOMING
MORE EASTERLY TO SOUTHEASTERLY THROUGHOUT THE DAY. A WEAK WIND SHIFT
FROM THE NORTHEAST CAN BE EXPECTED NEAR SUNRISE. RELATIVE HUMIDITY
RECOVERY WILL BE GOOD TOMORROW MORNING...WITH RH VALUES JUST ABOVE
80 PERCENT ANTICIPATED. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AND SHOWERS WILL
AGAIN BE POSSIBLE TOMORROW. IF A STORM DOES IMPACT THE
LOCATION...EXPECT THE WINDS TO BE GUSTY AND ERRATIC. MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE SIMILAR TOMORROW AFTERNOON AS
THEY DROP INTO THE MID 20 PERCENT RANGE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PCT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 94.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........TERRAIN DOMINATED UNDER 5 MPH BECOMING EAST
                    6 TO 11 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 /MODERATE/.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /0-3000 KNOT-FT/ INCREASING TO EXCELLENT
                    /132000 KNOT-FT/.

TIME (MDT)      10 AM        2 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY        PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE         NONE
TEMP............80           93
RH..............53           29
20 FT WIND DIR..NE            E
20 FT WIND SPD..5            9
20 FT WIND GUST.10           10
MIX HGT (FT)....1500         8000
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE           SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.2            8
HAINES INDEX....5            5

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....20 PCT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH...THEN BECOMING
                    NORTHEAST NEAR 5 TO 10 MPH TOWARD MORNING.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........3 /VERY LOW/.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT /99000 KNOT-FT/ DECREASING TO POOR
                    /3000-4000 KNOT-FT/ IN THE LATE EVENING AND
                    OVERNIGHT.

TIME (MDT)      6 PM         10 PM        2 AM
SKY (%).........PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....                          S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....NONE         NONE         RNSHWR
TEMP............92           77           71
RH..............26           52           71
20 FT WIND DIR..SE           SE           SE
20 FT WIND SPD..11           10           7
20 FT WIND GUST.
MIX HGT (FT)....9000         500          500
TRANSP WIND DIR.S            SE           SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.11           5            8
HAINES INDEX....3            3            3

.FRIDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....20 PCT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 89.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........3 /VERY LOW/.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD /4000-50000 KNOT-FT/.

TIME (MDT)      6 AM         10 AM        2 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....S CHC        S CHC        S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR       RNSHWR       RNSHWR
TEMP............67           79           90
RH..............82           54           31
20 FT WIND DIR..N            NE           E
20 FT WIND SPD..5            9            11
20 FT WIND GUST.             10
MIX HGT (FT)....500          1500         10000
TRANSP WIND DIR.E            SE           SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.7            8            5
HAINES INDEX....3            3            3

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FORECASTER...BARNES
REQUESTED BY...NM ADC
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090903.MIMOS.01/MAF