FNUS74 KMAF 191457
FWSMAF

SPOT FORECAST FOR HELEN 1 2 RXFIRE...TNC/TFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
857 AM CST FRI FEB 19 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CST ON FEBRUARY 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WESTERLY MID LEVEL FLOW AND A SURFACE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN
IN PLACE ACROSS WEST TEXAS THROUGH SATURDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN
CONTINUED DRY CONDITIONS. LIGHT TERRAIN DOMINATED WINDS BOTH THIS
MORNING AND SATURDAY MORNING WILL BECOME WESTERLY AND INCREASE TO
AROUND 15 MPH...WITH A FEW GUSTS OVER 20 MPH BOTH AFTERNOONS.
MINIMUM RH IS EXPECTED TO DROP AROUND 20 PCT BOTH TODAY AND
SATURDAY. RECOVERY TONIGHT SHOULD BE GOOD.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PCT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 20 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........TERRAIN DOMINATED UNDER 5 MPH THIS MORNING...
                    BECOMING WEST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH...WITH A FEW
                    GUSTS AROUND 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 /VERY LOW/.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR THIS MORNING...BECOMING VERY GOOD
                    /115000 KNOT-FT/ IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CST)      9 AM         1 PM         5 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE         NONE         NONE
TEMP............29           51           58
RH..............77           33           20
20 FT WIND DIR..W            W            W
20 FT WIND SPD..3            11           13
20 FT WIND GUST.             15           18
MIX HGT (FT)....< 100        5000         6500
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW           W            W
TRANSP WIND SPD.9            20           17
HAINES INDEX....3            3            3

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PCT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30.
MAX HUMIDITY........AROUND 70 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH IN THE EVENING...
                    BECOMING TERRAIN DOMINATED UNDER 5 MPH LATE.
HAINES INDEX........4 /LOW/.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....BECOMING POOR WITH DEVELOPING INVERSION.

TIME (CST)      9 PM         1 AM         5 AM
SKY (%).........PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE         NONE         NONE
TEMP............47           39           34
RH..............35           50           62
20 FT WIND DIR..SW           SW           SW
20 FT WIND SPD..10            5            5
20 FT WIND GUST.20
MIX HGT (FT)....1000         300          < 100
TRANSP WIND DIR.W            SW           SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.11           5            5
HAINES INDEX....3            4            4

.SATURDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PCT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 20 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........TERRAIN DOMINATED UNDER 5 MPH IN THE MORNING...
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH...WITH
                    A FEW GUSTS 20 TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 /LOW/.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR IN THE MORNING...BECOMING EXCELLENT
                    /195000 KNOT-FT/ IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CST)      9 AM         1 PM         5 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE         NONE         NONE
TEMP............32           50           60
RH..............65           30           19
20 FT WIND DIR..SW           SW           SW
20 FT WIND SPD.. 4           12           20
20 FT WIND GUST.             17           25
MIX HGT (FT)....< 100        5000         7800
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW           SW           SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.6            20           25
HAINES INDEX....4            3            3

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FORECASTER...LINDSEY
REQUESTED BY...JASON WRINKLE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100219.HELEN.01/MAF