FNUS74 KMAF 311519
FWSMAF

SPOT FORECAST FOR BULLIS RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
1019 AM CDT THU MAR 31 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MDT ON MARCH 31.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
STILL WARM AND DRY TODAY WITH A SURFACE TROUGH IN AREA. THE TROUGH
WILL TEND TO KEEP WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. POOR RECOVERY TONIGHT
WILL LEAD TO ANOTHER VERY DRY AFTERNOON FRIDAY WITH SINGLE DIGIT RH/S.
TEMPERATURES WILL BE TRENDING UP FRIDAY BUT WINDS STILL REMAIN LESS
THAN 10 MPH. THE LACK OF WIND WILL KEEP THE VENTILATION IN THE FAIR
CATEGORY THROUGH FRIDAY. FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS WILL MAKE ABRUPT INCREASE
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AND A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-13 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........RIDGE TOP...WEST 6 TO 10 MPH.
                    SLOPE...UPSLOPE 3 TO 5 MPH
HAINES INDEX........4 (FAIR).
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (41000 KNOT-FT).

TIME (MDT)      9 AM         1 PM         5 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE         NONE         NONE
TEMP............59           71           77
RH..............25           13           11
20 FT WIND DIR..W            SW           W
20 FT WIND SPD..2            9            7
20 FT WIND GUST.
MIX HGT (FT)....2000         5000         8000
TRANS WIND DIR..W            S            SW
TRANS WIND SPD..3            5            5
VENT CAT........POOR         POOR         FAIR
HAINES INDEX....4            4            4

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50-53.
MAX HUMIDITY........27-32 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........RIDGE TOP...NORTHWEST 8 TO 11 MPH.
                    SLOPE...DOWNSLOPE 3 TO 6 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE).
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

TIME (MDT)      6 PM         10 PM        2 AM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE         NONE         NONE
TEMP............76           62           59
RH..............11           22           24
20 FT WIND DIR..W            NW           NW
20 FT WIND SPD..10           9            9
20 FT WIND GUST.
MIX HGT (FT)....6000         BLW100       BLW100
TRANS WIND DIR..SW           NW            NW
TRANS WIND SPD..5            6             6
VENT CAT........FAIR         POOR         POOR
HAINES INDEX....4            4            4

.FRIDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80-83.
MIN HUMIDITY........7-10 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........RIDGE TOP...NORTHWEST 4-8 MPH EARLY...SOUTHWEST AFTERNOON.
                    SLOPE...TERRAIN DOMINATED UNDER 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE).
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (43400 KNOT-FT).

TIME (MDT)      6 AM         10 AM        2 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR       MSUNNY       MSUNNY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE         NONE         NONE
TEMP............53           69           81
RH..............26           13           7
20 FT WIND DIR..W            NW           SW
20 FT WIND SPD..12           8            8
20 FT WIND GUST.
MIX HGT (FT)....BLW100       3000         8500
TRANS WIND DIR..W            NW           SW
TRANS WIND SPD..9            5            5
VENT CAT........POOR         POOR         FAIR
HAINES INDEX....4            4            5

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FORECASTER...MURDOCH
REQUESTED BY...ALAMOGORDO DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110331.BULLI.02/MAF