FNUS74 KMAF 221335 FWSMAF SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH TRACT RX...USFWS BITTER LAKES NWR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 735 AM CST WED FEB 22 2012 ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS...AND HIGH FIRE DANGER... FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MST ON FEBRUARY 22. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS AND LIGHTNING DANGER. .DISCUSSION... NEAR-CRITICAL 20 FOOT WINDS AND HUMIDITIES CAN BE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON...DUE TO UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES AND ABUNDANT MIXING FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS WILL SPREAD ACROSS ALL OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO ON THURSDAY. WITH GUSTY WEST WINDS...VERY LOW HUMIDITIES AND HIGH FIRE DANGER...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74. MIN HUMIDITY........14 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 14 TO 19 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1800 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO VERY GOOD (138200 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON. LAL.................1. TIME (MST) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............50 60 70 73 RH..............19 17 16 14 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..15 15 18 19 20 FT WIND GUST.25 21 27 27 MIX HGT (FT)....500 4500 4500 7500 TRANS WIND DIR..W NW NW W TRANS WIND SPD..4 23 23 19 VENT CAT........POOR VYGOOD VYGOOD VYGOOD LAL.............1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43. MAX HUMIDITY........48 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD (143000 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR (0 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. LAL.................1. TIME (MST) 5 PM 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............73 61 54 50 47 44 RH..............15 24 33 40 45 47 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..19 18 16 13 13 15 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 20 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....6500 6500 BLW100 BLW100 BLW100 BLW100 TRANS WIND DIR..W W W W W W TRANS WIND SPD..22 22 13 10 10 10 VENT CAT........VYGOOD VYGOOD POOR POOR POOR POOR LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX....4 4 5 5 5 5 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72. MIN HUMIDITY........15 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. NORTHWEST WINDS 18 TO 23 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (0 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (194300 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON. LAL.................1. TIME (MST) 5 AM 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............45 45 53 62 69 72 RH..............44 43 31 22 17 15 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..12 18 19 21 25 24 20 FT WIND GUST. 20 25 30 30 30 MIX HGT (FT)....BLW100 BLW100 BLW100 5500 5500 8000 TRANS WIND DIR..W W W W W W TRANS WIND SPD..9 9 15 28 28 25 VENT CAT........POOR POOR POOR EXCLNT EXCLNT EXCLNT LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 4 4 3 $$ FORECASTER...DEBERRY REQUESTED BY...JOSH GONZALES TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120222.NORTH.01/MAF