FNUS74 KMAF 251309
FWSMAF

SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH TRACT RX...USFWS BITTER LAKES NWR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
709 AM CST SAT FEB 25 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MST ON FEBRUARY 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.

THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS AND LIGHTNING DANGER.

.DISCUSSION...
GUSTY SOUTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP TODAY AS A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE
TROUGH DEEPENS OVER EASTERN NEW MEXICO. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN
DRY TODAY WITH AFTERNOON RH VALUES IN THE TEENS WITH POOR TO
MODERATE OVERNIGHT RH RECOVERY.  SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
ON SUNDAY...FOLLOWED BY WINDIER CONDITIONS ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........14 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........TERRAIN DOMINATED UNDER 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTH
                    15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH DURING THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE).
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (65500 KNOT-FT).
LAL.................1.

TIME (MST)      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR    MCLEAR    MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE      NONE      NONE
TEMP............39        56        65
RH..............34        19        14
20 FT WIND DIR..S         S         S
20 FT WIND SPD..18        20        20
20 FT WIND GUST.20        25        25
MIX HGT (FT)....500       3000      4500
TRANS WIND DIR..S         S         S
TRANS WIND SPD..10        18        15
VENT CAT........POOR      FAIR      GOOD
LAL.............1         1         1
HAINES INDEX....5         5         5

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35.
MAX HUMIDITY........51 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE).
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (95000 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR (0
                    KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
LAL.................1.

TIME (MST)      5 PM      8 PM      11 PM     2 AM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR    MCLEAR    MCLEAR    MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
TEMP............62        46        39        36
RH..............15        30        43        51
20 FT WIND DIR..S         S         S         S
20 FT WIND SPD..19        16        10        9
20 FT WIND GUST.25        20
MIX HGT (FT)....4500      BLW100    BLW100    BLW100
TRANS WIND DIR..S         S         S         S
TRANS WIND SPD..21        12        7         5
VENT CAT........GOOD      POOR      POOR      POOR
LAL.............1         1         1         1
HAINES INDEX....5         4         3         3

.SUNDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.
MIN HUMIDITY........15 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH LATE IN THE
                    MORNING.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (8900 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT
                    (105000 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.

TIME (MST)      5 AM      8 AM      11 AM     2 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR    MCLEAR    MCLEAR    MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
TEMP............37        45        60        70
RH..............49        38        22        15
20 FT WIND DIR..SE        SE        SE        SE
20 FT WIND SPD..8         3         8         12
20 FT WIND GUST.          5
MIX HGT (FT)....BLW100    500       2500      9500
TRANS WIND DIR..SE        SE        SE        SW
TRANS WIND SPD..4         2         4         12
VENT CAT........POOR      POOR      POOR      VYGOOD
LAL.............1         1         1         1
HAINES INDEX....3         3         3         3

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FORECASTER...FAGEN
REQUESTED BY...JOSH GONZALES
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120225.NORTH.01/MAF