FNUS74 KMAF 270151
FWSMAF

SPOT FORECAST FOR MARTIN RANCH...ALAMOGORDO DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
851 PM CDT FRI MAR 26 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1925 MDT ON MARCH 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
EXTREMELY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE
WILDFIRE SITE THIS EVENING AS VERY STRONG WESTERLY WINDS AND SINGLE
DIGIT RELATIVE HUMIDITIES REMAIN INTACT. WINDS WILL DECREASE AND
BECOME MORE NORTHWESTERLY AFTER MIDNIGHT...HOWEVER GUSTY CONDITIONS
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL
BE SLOW TO RISE WITH ONLY FAIR RECOVERY EXPECTED TONIGHT. CRITICAL
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN FROM LATE SATURDAY MORNING
INTO THE AFTERNOON AS GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS AND DRY AIR REMAIN OVER
THE REGION.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND REDUCED
                    VISIBILITIES IN THE EVENING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PCT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43.
MAX HUMIDITY........37 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. WEST WINDS 28 TO 36 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
                    55 MPH THIS EVENING. WINDS TURNING NORTHWEST AND
                    DECREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND
                    40 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........5 /MODERATE/.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT />150000 KNOT-FT/ DECREASING TO
                    GOOD /68000 KNOT-FT/ AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.SATURDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PCT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. NORTHWEST WINDS 18 TO 22 MPH. GUSTS UP
                    TO 40 MPH FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 /LOW/.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD /60000 KNOT-FT/ INCREASING TO EXCELLENT
                    />150000 KNOT-FT/ IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...PLATT
REQUESTED BY...ALAMOGORDO DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100326.MARTI.01/MAF