FNUS74 KMAF 111355 FWSMAF SPOT FORECAST FOR OWL DRAW...BLM CARLSBAD NM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 855 AM CDT MON MAR 11 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT ON MARCH 11. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS AND LIGHTNING DANGER. .DISCUSSION... CLEAR SKIES TODAY WITH LIGHT WESTERLY WINDS INCREASING TO AROUND 15 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWESTERLY AROUND SUNRISE TOMORROW MORNING AS A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. MINIMUM AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES WILL DROP JUST BELOW 15 PERCENT BEFORE REBOUNDING AFTER SUNSET WITH FAIR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY. THE FRONT WILL BE TOO WEAK TO BRING ANY COOLER AIR SO MINIMUM AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES TUESDAY WILL ONCE AGAIN DROP BELOW 15 PERCENT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71. MIN HUMIDITY........12 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1800 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (108000 KNOT-FT). TIME (MDT) 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TEMP............46 65 71 RH..............31 15 12 20 FT WIND DIR..W WSW WSW 20 FT WIND SPD..10 15 17 20 FT WIND GUST. 20 23 MIX HGT (FT)....500 7500 9000 TRANS WIND DIR..W W W TRANS WIND SPD..4 7 12 VENT CAT........POOR FAIR VYGOOD HAINES INDEX....4 4 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36. MAX HUMIDITY........45 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (101000 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR (0 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (MDT) 6 PM 9 PM MIDNGT 3 AM SKY (%).........CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............69 54 45 40 RH..............13 21 29 37 20 FT WIND DIR..WSW W W WNW 20 FT WIND SPD..17 14 12 10 20 FT WIND GUST.23 20 MIX HGT (FT)....7500 BLW100 BLW100 BLW100 TRANS WIND DIR..W W W W TRANS WIND SPD..13 15 12 8 VENT CAT........VYGOOD POOR POOR POOR HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 4 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72. MIN HUMIDITY........13 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1800 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO GOOD (56000 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (MDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............36 44 61 72 RH..............44 34 18 13 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NNW 20 FT WIND SPD..9 10 12 15 20 FT WIND GUST. MIX HGT (FT)....BLW100 500 6500 8000 TRANS WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW TRANS WIND SPD..6 4 9 7 VENT CAT........POOR POOR FAIR FAIR HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...HENNIG REQUESTED BY...TRAVIS MEIDINGER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130311.OWLDR.01/MAF