FNUS74 KMAF 291354 FWSMAF SPOT FORECAST FOR FLUME DRAW...BLM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 854 AM CDT TUE MAR 29 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 MDT ON MARCH 29. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE REGION THIS MORNING WILL BRING MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES TODAY. GUSTY NORTHWEST TO NORTH WIND WILL ALSO RESULT. THIS FRONT WILL RESULT IN IMPROVED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH WEDNESDAY. MINIMUM RH/S SHOULD FALL BELOW 20 PERCENT TODAY...AND LATE WEDNESDAY. RH RECOVERY TONIGHT WILL BE MODERATE. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70. MIN HUMIDITY........13 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (50000 KNOT-FT). TIME (MDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............59 64 68 70 70 RH..............24 21 19 17 17 20 FT WIND DIR..NW N N N NE 20 FT WIND SPD..19 18 16 17 13 20 FT WIND GUST.25 20 20 20 15 MIX HGT (FT)....1500 1500 3500 4500 4500 TRANS WIND DIR..N N N NE NE TRANS WIND SPD..22 22 15 11 11 VENT CAT........POOR POOR FAIR FAIR FAIR HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG AND FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY DRIZZLE AND DRIZZLE AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44. MAX HUMIDITY........88 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING TERRAIN DOMINATED UNDER 5 MPH...THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3300 KNOT-FT). TIME (MDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV..... PATCHY PATCHY PATCHY WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE DRZL DRZL DRZL TEMP............69 61 55 52 50 48 RH..............18 30 44 51 58 64 20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE E E E NE 20 FT WIND SPD..10 9 8 3 8 9 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 10 MIX HGT (FT)....4500 4500 2000 1000 1000 1000 TRANS WIND DIR..E E E SE SE SE TRANS WIND SPD..10 10 13 10 10 2 VENT CAT........FAIR FAIR POOR POOR POOR POOR HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FOG AND FOG IN THE MORNING. PATCHY DRIZZLE AND DRIZZLE IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76. MIN HUMIDITY........18 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING TERRAIN DOMINATED UNDER 5 MPH...THEN BECOMING SOUTH 8 TO 13 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (31400 KNOT-FT). TIME (MDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV.....PATCHY PATCHY PATCHY WEATHER TYPE....DRZL DRZL DRZL NONE NONE NONE TEMP............47 48 60 69 74 76 RH..............88 63 39 28 20 18 20 FT WIND DIR..NE E SE S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..11 3 8 12 13 13 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....500 500 2500 4000 4000 4500 TRANS WIND DIR..E E SE S S SW TRANS WIND SPD..2 2 8 7 7 7 VENT CAT........POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...DEBERRY REQUESTED BY...MATIAS TELLES TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110329.FLUME.01/MAF