FNUS74 KMAF 171344
FWSMAF

SPOT FORECAST FOR DAVIS MTNS UNIT 6...TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
744 AM CST THU DEC 17 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON DECEMBER 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES ARE EXPECTED AGAIN TODAY WITH RELATIVELY LIGHT
SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS DEVELOPING THIS AFTERNOON. THE MAX
TEMPERATURE TODAY WILL BE SLIGHTLY WARMER THAN YESTERDAY AND AS A
RESULT...THE MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL DROP INTO THE
LOW 20S DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. THE 20 FOOT WINDS WILL
THEN BECOME TERRAIN DOMINATED OVERNIGHT AND GOOD RH RECOVERY CAN
BE EXPECTED NEAR SUNRISE. COOLER TEMPERATURES WILL IMPACT THE
REGION TOMORROW AS A WEAK COLD FRONT ENTERS WEST TEXAS. THE 20
FOOT WINDS WILL START FROM THE NORTH TOMORROW MORNING...AND THEN
GRADUALLY SHIFT TO THE NORTHEAST. WITH THE COOLER TEMPERATURES IN
PLACE TOMORROW...MINIMUM RH WILL LIKELY ONLY DROP INTO THE LOW 30S.

.TODAY...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR /0-28000 KNOT-FT/.

TIME (CST)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
TEMP............45     53     59     63
RH..............55     44     30     24
20 FT WIND DIR..SSW    SW     SW     W
20 FT WIND SPD..5      9      9      9
20 FT WIND GUST.                     13
MIX HGT (FT)....500    3000   3000   3500
TRANSP WIND DIR.W      W      W      W
TRANSP WIND SPD.5      9      9      8

.TONIGHT...
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 31.
MAX HUMIDITY........76 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING TERRAIN DOMINATED UNDER 5 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /0-4000 KNOT-FT/.

TIME (CST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
TEMP............53     43     39     37     35     34
RH..............39     54     61     65     70     71
20 FT WIND DIR..SW     SW     W      NW     NW     N
20 FT WIND SPD..9      9      8      4      4      4
20 FT WIND GUST.
MIX HGT (FT)....500    500    < 100  < 100  < 100  < 100
TRANSP WIND DIR.W      W      W      W      W      NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.7      7      7      6      6      6

.FRIDAY...
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........TERRAIN DOMINATED UNDER 5 MPH BECOMING
                    NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /0-9000 KNOT-FT/.

TIME (CST)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
TEMP............34     31     40     47     52     53
RH..............69     76     53     41     34     33
20 FT WIND DIR..N      N      NNE    NE     NE     NE
20 FT WIND SPD..4      4      5      9      9      9
20 FT WIND GUST.                                   12
MIX HGT (FT)....< 100  < 100  < 100  3000   3000   4000
TRANSP WIND DIR.N      N      N      NE     NE     NE
TRANSP WIND SPD.6      6      5      3      3      1

$$

FORECASTER...BARNES
REQUESTED BY...JEFF SPARKS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091217.DAVIS.01/MAF