FNUS74 KMAF 141352
FWSMAF

SPOT FORECAST FOR ALKALI LAKE...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
852 AM CDT MON SEP 14 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0855 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
CLOUDS WILL DECREASE AND TEMPERATURES WARM TODAY AS CLOUD COVER WILL
DECREASE THIS AFTERNOON.  MINIMUM AFTERNOON RH/S WILL STILL BE ABOVE
25 PERCENT...BUT WILL DIP NEAR 20 PERCENT TUESDAY AFTERNOON AS
TEMPERATURES WARM FURTHER.  RAIN CHANCES WILL BE MINIMAL TODAY AND
TUESDAY...BUT WILL INCREASE TO A CHANCE WEDNESDAY AS A COLD FRONT
MOVES INTO THE REGION.  RECOVERY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT WILL BE
GOOD OR BETTER.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG IN THE
                    MORNING.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....10 PCT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........TERRAIN DOMINATED UNDER 5 MPH BECOMING
                    SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /4000-8000 KNOT-FT/.

TIME (MDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....PATCHY
WEATHER TYPE....FOG    NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............63     71     77     80     83
RH..............84     62     49     40     33
20 FT WIND DIR..NE     E      SE     SE     SE
20 FT WIND SPD..2      4      9      9      9
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5             10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....1500   2500   3500   3500   7500
TRANSP WIND DIR.E      E      SE     SE     W
TRANSP WIND SPD.3      2      1      1      1

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PCT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING TERRAIN
                    DOMINATED LATE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR /3000-26000 KNOT-FT/.

TIME (MDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............80     75     71     67     65     64
RH..............39     48     57     66     73     76
20 FT WIND DIR..S      S      S      SE     SE     E
20 FT WIND SPD..9      9      9      8      6      4
20 FT WIND GUST.10
MIX HGT (FT)....6500   6500   500    500    500    500
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW     SW     S      S      S      SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.4      4      6      6      6      5

.TUESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PCT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........TERRAIN DOMINATED UNDER 5 MPH BECOMING EAST 5
                    TO 9 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD /2000-46000 KNOT-FT/.

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............62     66     76     84     89     89
RH..............80     66     45     34     28     27
20 FT WIND DIR..E      E      E      E      E      E
20 FT WIND SPD..3      3      3      4      5      9
20 FT WIND GUST.                     5      8
MIX HGT (FT)....500    500    1500   7500   7500   11500
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE     SE     SE     N      N      NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.4      4      4      5      5      6

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FORECASTER...LYSTER
REQUESTED BY...JENNIFER WARD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090914.ALKAL.01/MAF