FNUS74 KMAF 181335 FWSMAF SPOT FORECAST FOR EAGLE DRAW...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 835 AM CDT FRI MAR 18 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0711 MDT ON MARCH 18. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A WIND SHIFT WILL ACCOMPANY A COLD FRONT LATE THIS MORNING AND EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE FIRE AROUND 18Z. EXPECT A BRIEF PERIOD OF GUSTS FROM THE NORTH NORTHEAST JUST ABOVE 20 MPH AT THIS TIME. MIN RH WILL STILL DROP TO BELOW 15 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE COOLEST AIR REMAINING NORTH OF THE AREA. THE WINDS WILL DECREASE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE TO VEER BECOMING EASTERLY BY SUNSET AND THEN NORTHWESTERLY SHORTLY THEREAFTER. WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM THE SOUTHWEST TOMORROW AFTERNOON CLOSE TO 20 MPH SUSTAINED...AND THIS COMBINED WITH MIN RH BELOW 15 PERCENT WILL RESULT IN ONE TO TWO HOURS OF RED FLAG CONDITIONS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83. MIN HUMIDITY........13 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 12 TO 18 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (4400 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (294100 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON. 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............49 57 70 77 83 82 RH..............29 25 16 13 10 9 20 FT WIND DIR..WSW W N NNE NE ENE 20 FT WIND SPD..7 8 9 16 13 10 20 FT WIND GUST. 21 19 MIX HGT (FT)....100 400 400 6400 10900 10900 TRANS WIND DIR..W W W SW SW SW TRANS WIND SPD..12 7 7 6 10 10 VENT CAT........POOR POOR POOR EXCLNT EXCLNT EXCLNT HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51. MAX HUMIDITY........40 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 5 TO 8 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING TERRAIN DOMINATED UNDER 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH TOWARD MORNING. HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (196000 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR (2700 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 MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE CHC PCPN (%)....0 0 0 0 0 0 TEMP............80 71 66 63 57 53 RH..............10 13 18 27 38 38 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW W ENE E NNE 20 FT WIND SPD..10 8 6 4 5 7 20 FT WIND GUST. MIX HGT (FT)....13600 13600 200 100 100 400 TRANS WIND DIR..SW SW W NW NW NW TRANS WIND SPD..14 14 10 5 5 4 VENT CAT........EXCLNT EXCLNT POOR POOR POOR POOR HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 4 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78. MIN HUMIDITY........13 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING TERRAIN DOMINATED UNDER 5 MPH...THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 19 TO 24 MPH BY AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (44800 KNOT-FT). CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT. TIME (MDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE CHC PCPN (%)....0 0 0 0 0 0 TEMP............51 52 63 71 75 78 RH..............32 36 29 22 15 13 20 FT WIND DIR..NW N NE S S SW 20 FT WIND SPD..9 8 8 12 18 20 20 FT WIND GUST.10 24 27 MIX HGT (FT)....200 200 1400 2100 2100 12900 TRANS WIND DIR..NW NW N SE SE SW TRANS WIND SPD..6 6 5 1 1 21 VENT CAT........POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR FAIR HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...BARNES REQUESTED BY...ALAMOGORDO DISPATCH TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110318.EAGLE.01/MAF