FNUS74 KMAF 181256
FWSMAF

SPOT FORECAST FOR JUNIPER RX...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
756 AM CDT FRI MAR 18 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT ON MARCH 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT CONTINUES TO SLOWLY PROGRESS SOUTHWARD THIS MORNING
INTO WEST TEXAS...AND WILL EVENTUALLY MOVE THROUGH SE NM BY
MIDDAY. THE TIMING OF THIS FRONT WILL DETERMINE WHEN THE WIND
DIRECTION SHIFTS FROM WESTERLY TO NORTHEASTERLY. A FEW GUSTS OVER
20 MPH WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THE FRONT. MIN RH WILL DROP TO AROUND
14 PCT THIS AFTERNOON. BY TONIGHT...WIND SPEEDS WILL DECREASE AND
BECOME EASTERLY. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE PRESENT
LATE TOMORROW AFTERNOON AS WIND SPEEDS INCREASE TO 20 MPH FROM THE
SOUTHWEST AND MIN RH VALUES DROP BELOW 10 PERCENT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........14 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE).

TIME (MDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............56     67     72     75
RH..............25     20     18     15
20 FT WIND DIR..W      NE     ENE    ESE
20 FT WIND SPD..10     16     15     11
20 FT WIND GUST.       22
HAINES INDEX....5      4      4      4

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MAX HUMIDITY........48 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE).

TIME (MDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............73     65     61     57     53     50
RH..............18     18     18     22     27     34
20 FT WIND DIR..SSE    ESE    E      ESE    SSE    S
20 FT WIND SPD..9      9      8      8      9      9
20 FT WIND GUST.
HAINES INDEX....3      3      4      5      5      5

.SATURDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
MIN HUMIDITY........9 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO
                    SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

TIME (MDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............49     49     59     67     71     73
RH..............44     48     36     25     18     14
20 FT WIND DIR..S      S      SSW    SSW    SW     SW
20 FT WIND SPD..9      8      9      13     17     20
20 FT WIND GUST.                            23     26
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4      4      4

$$

FORECASTER...BARNES
REQUESTED BY...KEN ROBERTS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110318.JUNIP.01/MAF