FNUS74 KMAF 171418 FWSMAF SPOT FORECAST FOR EAGLE DRAW...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 918 AM CDT THU MAR 17 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0758 MDT ON MARCH 17. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... UNSEASONABLY WARM MAX TEMPERATURES THIS AFTERNOON AND DRY AIR NEAR THE SURFACE WILL SUPPORT MIN RH VALUES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS. EXPECT THE WINDS TO BECOME SOUTHERLY BY MIDDAY...AND INCREASE FROM THE SOUTHWEST LATER THIS AFTERNOON TO JUST BELOW 20 MPH. THEREFORE...EXPECT BRIEF RED FLAG CONDITIONS AS THIS OCCURS. THE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE AROUND 6 TO 7 PM MDT. POOR TO FAIR RECOVERY IS EXPECTED FOR FRIDAY MORNING...AND CONDITIONS SIMILAR TO THIS AFTERNOON WILL ONCE AGAIN DEVELOP DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS FRIDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 87. MIN HUMIDITY........5 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 14 TO 19 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2700 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (219000 KNOT-FT). CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT. TIME (MDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE CHC PCPN (%)....0 0 0 0 0 0 TEMP............50 59 71 80 86 86 RH..............27 14 10 9 5 6 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW S S SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..11 10 8 10 19 17 20 FT WIND GUST. 25 22 MIX HGT (FT)....BLW100 500 500 11000 12500 12500 TRANS WIND DIR..W W W SW SW SW TRANS WIND SPD..9 6 6 10 17 17 VENT CAT........POOR POOR POOR VYGOOD EXCLNT EXCLNT HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52. MAX HUMIDITY........37 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. HAINES INDEX........6 (HIGH). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (160000 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR (0 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT. TIME (MDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE CHC PCPN (%)....0 0 0 0 0 0 TEMP............84 74 68 65 61 55 RH..............7 10 13 16 20 26 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..14 13 12 12 11 11 20 FT WIND GUST.20 MIX HGT (FT)....8000 8000 BLW100 BLW100 BLW100 BLW100 TRANS WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW TRANS WIND SPD..20 20 10 9 9 8 VENT CAT........EXCLNT EXCLNT POOR POOR POOR POOR HAINES INDEX....5 5 6 6 6 6 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 88. MIN HUMIDITY........8 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 17 TO 22 MPH. HAINES INDEX........6 (HIGH). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (4900 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (277700 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT. TIME (MDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE CHC PCPN (%)....0 0 0 0 0 0 TEMP............52 53 66 78 84 88 RH..............32 37 25 15 10 8 20 FT WIND DIR..W W SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..10 11 11 12 19 20 20 FT WIND GUST. 25 28 MIX HGT (FT)....BLW100 BLW100 500 14500 14500 15500 TRANS WIND DIR..W W W SW SW SW TRANS WIND SPD..7 7 11 18 18 18 VENT CAT........POOR POOR POOR EXCLNT EXCLNT EXCLNT HAINES INDEX....6 6 6 6 6 6 $$ FORECASTER...BARNES REQUESTED BY...ALAMOGORDO DISPATCH TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110317.EAGLE.01/MAF