FNUS75 KABQ 300432
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR COBB...NMSF-N5S
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1032 PM MDT SUN MAR 29 2009

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

DISCUSSION...
MODERATE TO STRONG WINDS FOR THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS AT LEAST. A
FAIRLY STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE VICINITY OF THE FIRE SITE
BETWEEN 3 AND 6 AM AND MAY STIR UP THE WINDS SOMEWHAT DURING AND
SHORTLY AFTER THIS TIME PERIOD. WINDS WILL BE IN THE CRITICAL
RANGE...OVER 20 MPH...AT TIMES MONDAY...BUT HUMIDITIES SHOULD BE
HIGHER THAN THE CRITICAL THRESHOLD MUCH OF THE DAY. THERE IS THE
POTENTIAL FOR 1 TO 3 HOURS OF CRITICALLY LOW HUMIDITY LEVELS MONDAY
BETWEEN LATE MORNING AND LATE AFTERNOON HOWEVER. TUESDAY AFTERNOON
MAY BRING 1 TO 3 HOURS LONGER DURATION OF CRITICAL CONDITIONS
COMPARED TO MONDAY...THOUGH WINDS MAY BE JUST A BIT LIGHTER THAN
ON MONDAY.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT CHANCE OF WETTING PRECIPITATION.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 36-40.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 28-33 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 13 TO 21 MPH. GUSTS
                       BETWEEN 25 AND 33 MPH...ESPECIALLY AFTER 2 OR
                       3 AM...WHEN WINDS SHIFT TO WEST AND NORTHWEST.

FOR MONDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 51-55.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 14-19 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 17 TO 25 MPH
                       INCREASING TO 23 TO 33 MPH TOWARD NOON. GUSTS
                       BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH POSSIBLE.

FORECASTS FOR WINDS ARE 20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS AND MUST BE ADJUSTED
ACCORDING TO FUEL TYPE AND SHELTERING TO GET EYE LEVEL WIND SPEED.

FORECASTER...43

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REQUESTED BY...LYNN LOVELACE
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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