FNUS74 KMAF 291408
FWSMAF

SPOT FORECAST FOR PECOS RIVER...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
908 AM CDT TUE SEP 29 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
LOOK FOR MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES AND WARMER TEMPERATURES TODAY WITH
AFTERNOON RH/S DROPPING TO AROUND 26 PERCENT. RH RECOVERY TONIGHT
IS EXPECTED TO BE GOOD. TEMPERATURES WILL EVEN BE WARMER WEDNESDAY
BUT MINIMUM RH/S ARE EXPECTED TO ONLY DROP SLIGHTLY TO AROUND
23 PERCENT. 20 FOOT SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 MPH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF WETTING RAINS. THERE
IS AN INCREASE CHANCE OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THURSDAY
AFTERNOON AS 20 FOOT WINDS INCREASE TO NEAR 20 MPH WITH RH/S DROPPING
BELOW 15 PERCENT.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PCT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 87.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD /2000-50000 KNOT-FT/.

TIME (MDT)      10 AM        2 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY        PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE         NONE
TEMP............71           85
RH..............33           26
20 FT WIND DIR..SE           SE
20 FT WIND SPD..10           10
20 FT WIND GUST.             18
MIX HGT (FT)....2500         3500
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE           S
TRANSP WIND SPD.10           10

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PCT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD /3000-46000 KNOT-FT/.

TIME (MDT)      6 PM         10 PM        2 AM
SKY (%).........PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE         NONE         NONE
TEMP............87           74           67
RH..............32           58           78
20 FT WIND DIR..SE           SE           SE
20 FT WIND SPD..12           11           9
20 FT WIND GUST.15                        10
MIX HGT (FT)....3500         500          500
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE           SE           SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.13           9            7

.WEDNESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....20 PCT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 95.
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /3000-7000 KNOT-FT/ INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT /240000 KNOT-FT/.

TIME (MDT)      6 AM         10 AM        2 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE         NONE        NONE
TEMP............62           77           93
RH..............89           53           29
20 FT WIND DIR..SE           S            S
20 FT WIND SPD..9            10           15
20 FT WIND GUST.10                        25
MIX HGT (FT)....500          1000         9000
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE           S            SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.5            7            15

$$

FORECASTER...CICCONE
REQUESTED BY...JENNIFER WARD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090929.PECOS.01/MAF