FNUS74 KMAF 252048
FWSMAF

SPOT FORECAST FOR LAST CHANCE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
348 PM CDT MON APR 25 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1414 MDT ON APRIL 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.

THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS AND LIGHTNING DANGER.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT WEDNESDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
GUSTY SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL PERSIST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
TONIGHT NEAR THE BURN SITE. VERY DRY CONDITIONS WILL ALSO CONTINUE
THIS AFTERNOON...AND POOR RECOVERY IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. WESTERLY
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO NEAR 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER 40
MPH BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. DRIER AIR WILL ALSO SPREAD IN...RESULTING
IN SINGLE DIGIT RH BY LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING
REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.
MAX HUMIDITY........28 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 17 TO 23 MPH. GUSTS
                    UP TO 35 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (185000 KNOT-FT) LATE THIS AFTERNOON
                    BECOMING POOR WITH DEVELOPING INVERSION.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT.

TIME (MDT)      6 PM      9 PM      MIDNGT    3 AM
SKY (%).........PCLDY     MCLEAR    MCLEAR    MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
CHC PCPN (%)....0         0         0         0
TEMP............74        64        59        55
RH..............13        14        17        21
20 FT WIND DIR..SW        SW        SW        SW
20 FT WIND SPD..19        18        18        17
20 FT WIND GUST.30        30        28        27
MIX HGT (FT)....6700      400       300       200
TRANS WIND DIR..W         W         W         W
TRANS WIND SPD..28        14        15        12
VENT CAT........EXCLNT    POOR      POOR      POOR
HAINES INDEX....3         3         4         4

.TUESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........8 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS INCREASING TO 25
                    TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH POSSIBLE.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (220000 KNOT-FT).
CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT.

TIME (MDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR    MCLEAR    MCLEAR    CLEAR
WEATHER COV.....AREAS     AREAS     AREAS     AREAS
WEATHER TYPE....BLDUST    BLDUST    BLDUST    BLDUST
CHC PCPN (%)....0         0         0         0
TEMP............54        62        67        72
RH..............27        18        15         9
20 FT WIND DIR..SW        SW         W         W
20 FT WIND SPD..17        22        28        30
20 FT WIND GUST.27        32        38        40
MIX HGT (FT)....200       3100      5500      6300
TRANS WIND DIR..SW        W         W         W
TRANS WIND SPD..15        35        35        35
VENT CAT........POOR      GOOD      EXCLNT    EXCLNT
HAINES INDEX....4         3         3         3

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FORECASTER...LINDSEY
REQUESTED BY...ALAMOGORDO DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110425.LASTC.01/MAF