FNUS74 KMAF 031408 FWSMAF SPOT FORECAST FOR COTTONWOOD RX...BLM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 808 AM CST WED MAR 3 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MST ON MARCH 03. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... ABUNDANT SUNSHINE TODAY WILL SEND HIGH TEMPERATURES TO NEAR 70 AND MINIMUM RH/S INTO THE TEENS. WINDS WILL BE ON THE LIGHT SIDE (GENERALLY LESS THAN 1O MPH). AS A RESULT VENTILATION WILL BE ABLE TO BRIEFLY CLIMB INTO THE FAIR CATEGORY TODAY. VERY SIMILAR CONDITIONS THURSDAY EXPECT WINDS WILL BE A LITTLE STRONGER AND VENTILATION WILL BE GOOD BY MID AFTERNOON THURSDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PCT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70-72. MIN HUMIDITY........17-20 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........TERRAIN DOMINATED UNDER 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........3 /VERY LOW/. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR INCREASING TO FAIR /45500 KNOT-FT/ LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (MST) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............48 61 67 71 RH..............42 25 20 17 20 FT WIND DIR..VRB SE S S 20 FT WIND SPD..4 5 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....500 1000 4000 6500 TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.2 5 6 7 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 2 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PCT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37-40. MAX HUMIDITY........55-60 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING TERRAIN DOMINATED UNDER 5 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 /VERY LOW/. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....DECREASING TO POOR OVERNIGHT. TIME (MST) 5 PM 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............70 57 49 43 41 39 RH..............19 30 39 46 53 55 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S W 20 FT WIND SPD..6 9 4 4 4 2 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....6500 5500 500 500 500 500 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S SE TRANSP WIND SPD.7 5 4 3 3 3 HAINES INDEX....2 2 3 3 3 3 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PCT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72-74. MIN HUMIDITY........16-20 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........TERRAIN DOMINATED UNDER 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........3 /VERY LOW/. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR INCREASING TO GOOD /70000 KNOT-FT/ LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (MST) 5 AM 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............38 37 52 64 70 74 RH..............57 60 41 26 20 17 20 FT WIND DIR..W W SW S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 4 9 9 10 20 FT WIND GUST. 12 13 MIX HGT (FT)....< 100 < 100 500 1500 4000 7000 TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW N S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.1 1 1 5 9 10 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 2 $$ FORECASTER...MURDOCH REQUESTED BY...JENNIFER WARD TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100303.COTTO.01/MAF