FNUS74 KMAF 101423
FWSMAF

SPOT FORECAST FOR BALLARD HILLS...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
823 AM CST WED FEB 10 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0830 MST ON FEBRUARY 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
EXCELLENT RH RECOVERY HAS BEEN OBSERVED OVER THE BURN SITE THIS
MORNING. RH/S WILL REMAIN HIGH THIS MORNING AS 20 FOOT SOUTHERLY
WINDS SLOWLY INCREASE. MINIMUM AFTERNOON RH/S WILL REMAIN HIGH...
WITH READINGS DROPPING TO AROUND 50% LATE THIS AFTERNOON. A GOOD
CHANCE OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION IS IN STORE TONIGHT...WHICH WILL
BRING ANOTHER NIGHT OF EXCELLENT RH RECOVERY. FROZEN PRECIPITATION
WILL CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY MORNING...THEN TRANSITION TO RAIN IN THE
AFTERNOON. 20 FOOT WINDS WILL TRANSITION FROM SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...WITH AN EVENTUAL SHIFT TO NORTHWEST VERY
LATE THURSDAY EVENING.

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PCT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MIN HUMIDITY........53 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 4 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 /VERY LOW/.

TIME (MST)      8 AM         NOON         4 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE         NONE         NONE
TEMP............31           39           45
RH..............82           63           58
20 FT WIND DIR..SE           S            S
20 FT WIND SPD..4            7            9
20 FT WIND GUST.
HAINES INDEX....3            3            3

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW AND LIGHT SLEET.
CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PCT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 29.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING TERRAIN DOMINATED UNDER 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 /VERY LOW/.

TIME (MST)      5 PM         9 PM         1 AM
SKY (%).........MCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE       CHANCE       CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....SLEET        SNOW         SNOW
TEMP............44           33           31
RH..............60           94           100
20 FT WIND DIR..S            SE           SE
20 FT WIND SPD..9            7            6
20 FT WIND GUST.13
HAINES INDEX....3            2            2

.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW AND LIGHT SLEET
                    IN THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PCT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46.
MIN HUMIDITY........53 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........TERRAIN DOMINATED UNDER 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 5
                    TO 9 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 /VERY LOW/.

TIME (MST)      5 AM         9 AM         1 PM
SKY (%).........CLOUDY       MCLDY        MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE       CHANCE       CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....SNOW         SNOW         RAIN
TEMP............30           33           43
RH..............98           87           61
20 FT WIND DIR..S            SW           SW
20 FT WIND SPD..3            2            4
20 FT WIND GUST.5            5            5
HAINES INDEX....2            2            2

$$

FORECASTER...PLATT
REQUESTED BY...LARRY ASHLEY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100210.BALLA.01/MAF