FNUS74 KMAF 291450
FWSMAF

SPOT FORECAST FOR ROAD 70 RX AM...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
950 AM CDT MON MAR 29 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0940 MDT ON MARCH 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
WARM...BREEZY...AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED THIS
AFTERNOON AS A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS ACROSS SOUTHEAST
NEW MEXICO. MINIMUM RH VALUES WILL DROP TO LESS THAN 10 PCT THIS
AFTERNOON WITH SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH.
VERY POOR RECOVERY IS EXPECTED TONIGHT AS TEMPERATURES REMAIN MILD
AND VERY DRY AIR REMAINS IN PLACE. TEMPERATURES WILL BE MUCH
WARMER WITH WINDY AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS IN THE AFTERNOON. A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH IS CURRENTLY IN EFFECT...AND IS LIKELY TO BE
UPGRADED TO A RED FLAG WARNING WITHIN THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PCT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........8 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING 15 TO 20
                    MPH...WITH GUSTS NEAR 30 MPH POSSIBLE.
HAINES INDEX........5 /MODERATE/.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....BECOMING GOOD /65000 KNOT-FT/ LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

TIME (MDT)      10 AM        2 PM         6 PM
SKY (%).........CLEAR        CLEAR        CLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE         NONE         NONE
TEMP............49           62           68
RH..............23           13            8
20 FT WIND DIR..SW           SW           SW
20 FT WIND SPD.. 8           15           18
20 FT WIND GUST.15           25           28
MIX HGT (FT)....1500         3000         4000
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW            W            W
TRANSP WIND SPD.8            12           17
HAINES INDEX....5             5            5

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PCT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.
MAX HUMIDITY........18 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 /MODERATE/.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....BECOMING POOR WITH DEVELOPING INVERSION.

TIME (MDT)      6 PM         10 PM        2 AM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE         NONE         NONE
TEMP............64           54           50
RH..............8            12           14
20 FT WIND DIR..SW           SW           SW
20 FT WIND SPD..15           12           14
20 FT WIND GUST.20           18           20
MIX HGT (FT)....4000         < 100        < 100
TRANSP WIND DIR.W            SW           SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.17           17           12
HAINES INDEX....5            5            5

.TUESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PCT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.
MIN HUMIDITY........5 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH...
                    WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE.
HAINES INDEX........5 /MODERATE/.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....BECOMING EXCELLENT /170000 KNOT-FT/.

TIME (MDT)      6 AM         10 AM        2 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE         NONE         NONE
TEMP............47           63           75
RH..............15           9             7
20 FT WIND DIR..SW           SW           SW
20 FT WIND SPD..21           18           24
20 FT WIND GUST.25           25           33
MIX HGT (FT)....< 100        500          4000
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW           W            W
TRANSP WIND SPD.18           16           27
HAINES INDEX....5            5            5

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FORECASTER...LINDSEY
REQUESTED BY...ALAMOGORDO DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100329.ROAD7.01/MAF