FNUS74 KMAF 181511
FWSMAF

SPOT FORECAST FOR UNIT 15 WETLANDS...NM - BTR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
911 AM CST THU FEB 18 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MST ON FEBRUARY 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A SURFACE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL STRENGTHEN ACROSS NEW MEXICO
TODAY AND FRIDAY...WHICH WILL RESULT IN WARMER TEMPERATURES AND
DRIER AIR ACROSS THE REGION. MIN RH VALUES TODAY WILL DROP TO NEAR
20 PCT. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM TO NEAR 70 FRIDAY...WITH RH VALUES
DROPPING INTO THE TEENS. WIND SPEEDS AROUND 10 MPH TODAY WILL
INCREASE TO 10 TO 15 MPH FROM THE SOUTHWEST FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PCT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 21 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........TERRAIN DOMINATED UNDER 5 MPH THIS MORNING...
                    BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 /VERY LOW/.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR THIS MORNING...BECOMING FAIR
                    /48000 KNOT-FT/ LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (MST)      9 AM         1 PM         5 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE         NONE         NONE
TEMP............46           61           66
RH..............45           26           21
20 FT WIND DIR..S            SW           S
20 FT WIND SPD..5            9            9
20 FT WIND GUST.
MIX HGT (FT)....500          2000         3500
TRANSP WIND DIR.S            SW           SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.2            8            13
HAINES INDEX....3            3            3

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PCT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35.
MAX HUMIDITY........84 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH...
                    BECOMING TERRAIN DOMINATED UNDER 5 MPH LATE.
HAINES INDEX........3 /VERY LOW/.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....BECOMING POOR WITH DEVELOPING INVERSION.

TIME (MST)      9 PM         1 AM         5 AM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE         NONE         NONE
TEMP............52           42           37
RH..............40           60           70
20 FT WIND DIR..SW           SW           SW
20 FT WIND SPD..10           6            4
20 FT WIND GUST.
MIX HGT (FT)....6500         500          < 100
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW           SW           SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.10           5            5
HAINES INDEX....3            3            3

.FRIDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PCT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........17 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. A FEW GUSTS OVER
                    15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 /VERY LOW/.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR IN THE MORNING...BECOMING VERY GOOD
                    /135000 KNOT-FT/ LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (MST)      9 AM         1 PM         5 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE         NONE         NONE
TEMP............45           63           68
RH..............57           27           18
20 FT WIND DIR..W            SW           SW
20 FT WIND SPD..9            9            11
20 FT WIND GUST.                          15
MIX HGT (FT)....< 100        4500         9000
TRANSP WIND DIR.W            W            W
TRANSP WIND SPD.3            8            15
HAINES INDEX....3            3            3

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FORECASTER...LINDSEY
REQUESTED BY...NM ADC
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100218.UNIT1.01/MAF