FNUS74 KMAF 221747 FWSMAF SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH TRACT RX...USFWS BITTER LAKES NWR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 1147 AM CST WED FEB 22 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS...AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS...AND HIGH TO VERY 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... DRY AIR WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH THURSDAY ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO. 20 FOOT WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO TODAY... AND A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN THURSDAY AFTERNOON AS 20 FOOT WINDS INCREASE ACROSS A LARGE PART OF THE AREA AND HUMIDITIES DROP INTO THE 10 TO 15 PERCENT RANGE. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75. MIN HUMIDITY........11 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. NORTHWEST WINDS 22 TO 27 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH INCREASING TO 45 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 35 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (9000 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (159000 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON. LAL.................1. TIME (MST) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM SKY (%).........CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TEMP............61 71 74 RH..............20 13 12 20 FT WIND DIR..W NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..25 23 20 20 FT WIND GUST.35 35 30 MIX HGT (FT)....4500 4500 7500 TRANS WIND DIR..NW NW NW TRANS WIND SPD..26 26 22 VENT CAT........VYGOOD VYGOOD EXCLNT LAL.............1 1 1 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 .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.....EXCELLENT (137000 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............74 60 53 48 45 44 RH..............12 23 34 43 48 47 20 FT WIND DIR..NW W W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..20 18 16 13 13 15 20 FT WIND GUST.25 20 20 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....6500 6500 BLW100 BLW100 BLW100 BLW100 TRANS WIND DIR..NW NW W W W W TRANS WIND SPD..21 21 13 10 10 10 VENT CAT........VYGOOD VYGOOD POOR POOR POOR POOR LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX....2 2 3 4 4 5 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72. MIN HUMIDITY........12 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING TERRAIN DOMINATED UNDER 5 MPH...THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST 14 TO 19 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (900 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (170000 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............44 45 55 62 69 72 RH..............42 41 29 22 16 13 20 FT WIND DIR..SW W W W W NW 20 FT WIND SPD..8 3 13 25 21 18 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 30 25 20 MIX HGT (FT)....BLW100 BLW100 500 5500 5500 7500 TRANS WIND DIR..SW SW SW W W W TRANS WIND SPD..4 4 2 27 27 23 VENT CAT........POOR POOR POOR VYGOOD VYGOOD 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