FNUS74 KMAF 202242
FWSMAF

SPOT FORECAST FOR ETCHEVERY...NM STATE FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
442 PM CST WED JAN 20 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1525 MST ON JANUARY 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL BE DIMINISHING WITHIN THE NEXT ONE TO TWO HOURS
AS CONDITIONS BECOME MORE STABLE AFTER SUNSET. GENERALLY LIGHT WINDS
WILL ALLOW THE TEMPERATURE TO FALL WITH EXCELLENT HUMIDITY RECOVERY
TO NEAR 80 PERCENT BY SUNRISE. WINDS WILL INCREASE YET AGAIN TOMORROW
BUT WILL NOT BE NEARLY AS HIGH AS TODAY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PCT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 28.
MAX HUMIDITY........81 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 /LOW/.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT /297000 KNOT-FT/ DECREASING TO POOR
                    /0-7000 KNOT-FT/ IN THE LATE EVENING AND
                    OVERNIGHT.

TIME (MST)      5 PM   7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............56     42     36     32     28     29
RH..............26     43     50     59     72     70
20 FT WIND DIR..W      W      W      W      W      W
20 FT WIND SPD..22     22     18     16     16     14
20 FT WIND GUST.30     25     20     20            15
MIX HGT (FT)....8000   8000   500    < 100  < 100  < 100
TRANSP WIND DIR.W      W      W      W      W      W
TRANSP WIND SPD.36     36     14     13     13     11
HAINES INDEX....2      2      2      4      4      4

.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PCT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 /VERY LOW/.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /0 KNOT-FT/ INCREASING TO EXCELLENT
                    /140000 KNOT-FT/.

TIME (MST)      5 AM   7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............28     28     42     57     62     63
RH..............75     81     49     29     27     28
20 FT WIND DIR..W      W      SW     SW     SW     SW
20 FT WIND SPD..11     11     11     17     17     19
20 FT WIND GUST.                            20     20
MIX HGT (FT)....< 100  < 100  < 100  4000   4000   6500
TRANSP WIND DIR.W      W      SW     W      W      W
TRANSP WIND SPD.8      8      8      14     14     22
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3      2      2      2

$$

FORECASTER...HENNIG
REQUESTED BY...LYNN LOVELACE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100120.ETCHE.01/MAF