FNUS74 KMAF 191449
FWSMAF

SPOT FORECAST FOR RITA LANGLEY...NRCS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
849 AM CST TUE FEB 19 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CST ON FEBRUARY 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.

THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS AND LIGHTNING DANGER.

.DISCUSSION...
WINDS WILL BE LIGHT OUT OF THE EAST AT BURN TIME. THEREAFTER...20 FOOT
WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHEAST AND INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25
MPH THIS AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL WILL BE FAIR THIS MORNING...EXCELLENT
THIS AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT EAST WIND BECOMING SOUTHEAST AND INCREASING
                    TO 15 TO 20 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 25 MPH
                    THIS AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE).
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (20200 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT
                    (117200 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.

TIME (CST)      9 AM         1 PM         5 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE         NONE         NONE
TEMP............45           62           64
RH..............50           30           26
20 FT WIND DIR..E            E            SE
20 FT WIND SPD..3            15           18
20 FT WIND GUST.             21           24
MIX HGT (FT)....1500         4500         5500
TRANS WIND DIR..SE           SE           SE
TRANS WIND SPD..15           20           22
VENT CAT........POOR         GOOD         VYGOOD
LAL.............1            1            1
HAINES INDEX....5            3            2

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FORECASTER...CICCONE
REQUESTED BY...EDDY SPURGIN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130219.RITAL.01/MAF