FNUS74 KMAF 241249
FWSMAF

SPOT FORECAST FOR BTR NORTH TRACT RX...U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE, BITTER LAKES NWR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
649 AM CST FRI FEB 24 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MST ON FEBRUARY 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.

THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS AND LIGHTNING DANGER.

.DISCUSSION...
POST FRONTAL CONDITIONS TODAY UNDER MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES.  TEMPERATURES
WILL BE MUCH COOLER THAN YESTERDAY WITH RH A LITTLE HIGHER... EVEN
THOUGH THE AIRMASS REMAINS DRY.  A NORTH WIND EARLY TODAY WILL BECOME
EASTERLY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND SHIFT TO THE SOUTH TONIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.
MIN HUMIDITY........15 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING TERRAIN DOMINATED UNDER 5 MPH...THEN
                    BECOMING SOUTHEAST 6 TO 11 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (18400 KNOT-FT).
LAL.................1.

TIME (MST)      5 AM         9 AM         1 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE         NONE         NONE
TEMP............32           39           49
RH..............48           32           19
20 FT WIND DIR..N            E            SE
20 FT WIND SPD..9            3            8
20 FT WIND GUST.10           5
MIX HGT (FT)....BLW100       2000         5500
TRANS WIND DIR..N            NE           E
TRANS WIND SPD..6            7            1
VENT CAT........POOR         POOR         POOR
LAL.............1            1            1
HAINES INDEX....3            3            3


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 29.
MAX HUMIDITY........51 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (100 KNOT-FT).
LAL.................1.

TIME (MST)      5 PM         9 PM         1 AM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE         NONE         NONE
TEMP............50           35           29
RH..............17           34           47
20 FT WIND DIR..S            S            S
20 FT WIND SPD..11           10           9
20 FT WIND GUST.                          10
MIX HGT (FT)....5000         BLW100       BLW100
TRANS WIND DIR..S            S            S
TRANS WIND SPD..4            8            6
VENT CAT........POOR         POOR         POOR
LAL.............1            1            1
HAINES INDEX....3            3            3

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FORECASTER...CAIN
REQUESTED BY...JOSH GONZALES
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120224.BTRNO.01/MAF