FNUS74 KMAF 010325
FWSMAF

SPOT FORECAST FOR DOG CANYON...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
925 PM CST MON FEB 28 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1957 MST ON FEBRUARY 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.

THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS AND LIGHTNING DANGER.

.DISCUSSION...
UPPER RIDGE OVER THE AREA THE NEXT FEW DAYS WILL RESULT IN MILD
WEATHER FOR TEXAS AND NEW MEXICO WITH INCREASING HIGH CLOUDS.
WITH THE AIR AND GROUND VERY DRY... LOW MINIMUM RH WILL CONTINUE
EACH AFTERNOON.  RH RECOVERY AT NIGHT WILL BE FAIR.  THE DEVELOPMENT
OF A SURFACE TROUGH OVER EASTERN NEW MEXICO TUESDAY WILL RESULT IN
THE WIND RETURNING TO THE SOUTHWEST AND PICKING UP A LITTLE DURING THE
AFTERNOON... BUT SHOULD DROP OFF AT NIGHT.

.TUESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MIN HUMIDITY........9 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).
CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (42900 KNOT-FT).

TIME (MST)      5 AM         9 AM         1 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR       PCCLDY       PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE         NONE         NONE
CHC PCPN (%)....0            0            0
TEMP............35           50           61
RH..............35           18           12
20 FT WIND DIR..SW           SW           SW
20 FT WIND SPD..12           14           16
20 FT WIND GUST.20           20           25
MIX HGT (FT)....BLW100       500          3500
TRANS WIND DIR..SW           W            SW
TRANS WIND SPD..9            2            9
VENT CAT........POOR         POOR         POOR
HAINES INDEX....4            4            4

.TUESDAY NIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38.
MAX HUMIDITY........33 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).
CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (400 KNOT-FT).

TIME (MST)      5 PM         9 PM         1 AM
SKY (%).........PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE         NONE         NONE
CHC PCPN (%)....0            0            0
TEMP............58           44           42
RH..............11           23           27
20 FT WIND DIR..SW           SW           SW
20 FT WIND SPD..15           13           10
20 FT WIND GUST.25
MIX HGT (FT)....4000         500          500
TRANS WIND DIR..W            SW           W
TRANS WIND SPD..10           3            4
VENT CAT........FAIR         POOR         POOR
HAINES INDEX....4            4            4

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FORECASTER...CAIN
REQUESTED BY...LANN MOORE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110228.DOGCA.01/MAF