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FNUS74 KMAF 011355
FWSMAF

Spot Forecast for Cottonwood Springs Rx...BLM
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
755 AM CST Sun Mar 1 2026

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0800 CST on March 01.
If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...

Winds are expected to remain light (5-10 mph) today, coming out of
the northwest this morning, turning southwesterly by this afternoon.
Highs this afternoon will reach near 90 degrees. Relative humidity
values will bottom out near 10%, recovering to near 50% tonight.
Monday morning, winds will be light and variable, becoming
southwesterly at 10-15 mph during the afternoon. Relative humidity
drops to near 10% again Monday afternoon.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent).
Max temperature.....Around 89.
Min humidity........12 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds around 5 mph early in the
                    morning becoming light, then becoming northeast
                    around 5 mph late in the morning becoming light
                    becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph late in the
                    afternoon.
Mixing height.......5700 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest 6 to 7 mph shifting to the west 6 to
                    14 mph late in the morning, then increasing to
                    around 16 mph late in the afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (1800 knot-ft) early in the morning
                    increasing to excellent (76000 knot-ft) in the
                    afternoon.

TIME (CST)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
Sky cover.......MCLEAR CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
Tstm cov........
Temp............54     65     76     84     88
RH..............34     27     19     15     12
20 FT wind dir..NW     N      NE     SW     SW
20 FT wind spd..5      3      5      5      10
20 FT wind gust.       4
Mix hgt (ft)....400    700    1400   4400   5600
Transp wind dir.N      NW     W      W      W
Transp wind spd.7      6      9      9      14
Vrate kt-ft/1K..3      4      12     35     67
Ventrate Cat....POOR   POOR   POOR   POOR   GOOD

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (10-20 percent).
Min temperature.....Around 52.
Max humidity........48 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 5 to 9 mph in the evening
                    becoming light, then becoming west around 5 mph
                    early in the morning.
Mixing height.......500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest 12 to 14 mph shifting to the
                    southeast 8 to 9 mph overnight, then shifting
                    to the northeast around 8 mph early in the
                    morning.
Smoke dispersal.....Good (48500 knot-ft) early in the evening
                    decreasing to poor (3300 knot-ft) late in the
                    night.

TIME (CST)      6 PM      9 PM      MIDNGT    3 AM
Sky cover.......MCLEAR    MCLEAR    MCLEAR    MCLEAR
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
Tstm cov........
Temp............87        71        64        57
RH..............13        21        29        40
20 FT wind dir..SW        SW        S         NE
20 FT wind spd..9         6         5         3
20 FT wind gust.10                            4
Mix hgt (ft)....4000      500       500       500
Transp wind dir.SW        SW        SW        S
Transp wind spd.14        12        13        8
Vrate kt-ft/1K..49        5         5         4
Ventrate Cat....FAIR      POOR      POOR      POOR

.MONDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (15-25 percent).
Max temperature.....Around 90.
Min humidity........10 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds 5 to 6 mph early in the morning
                    becoming light, then becoming east 5 to 6 mph
                    late in the morning becoming light becoming
                    southwest 7 to 14 mph late in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......8500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....North 6 to 8 mph shifting to the northwest
                    around 6 mph late in the morning, then shifting
                    to the southwest 7 to 14 mph late in the
                    morning increasing to 16 to 17 mph late in the
                    afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (1900 knot-ft) early in the morning
                    increasing to excellent (79100 knot-ft) in the
                    afternoon increasing to excellent (105700
                    knot-ft) late in the afternoon.

TIME (CST)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Sky cover.......PCLDY     MCLEAR    CLEAR     MCLEAR
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
Tstm cov........
Temp............53        59        75        87
RH..............48        39        21        12
20 FT wind dir..W         NE        E         SW
20 FT wind spd..6         3         5         10
20 FT wind gust.          4                   12
Mix hgt (ft)....400       400       1600      8500
Transp wind dir.NE        N         SW        SW
Transp wind spd.8         6         7         17
Vrate kt-ft/1K..3         2         10        127
Ventrate Cat....POOR      POOR      POOR      VYGD

$$
Forecaster...Lopez
Requested by...J Faust
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2604383.0/MAF
.DELDT 03/01/26
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.EMAIL jfaust@blm.gov