FNUS75 KABQ 301421
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR PA 14-27 PILES...NPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
821 AM MDT TUE MAR 30 2010

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

...INCREASING WINDS AND CONTINUED LOW HUMIDITY TODAY...

DISCUSSION...
PATCHES OF HIGHER CIRRUS WILL FLOW OVER THE AREA BUT FOR MOST OF
THE DAY...SKIES WILL PROVIDE FULL TO FILTERED SUNSHINE. HUMIDITY
READINGS WILL GET QUITE LOW AGAIN TODAY AS A VERY PRONOUNCED DRY
SLOT SITS OVER THE STATE. UNSTABLE CONDITIONS WILL BE MORE
PRONOUNCED ON WEDNESDAY OVER THE FIRE AREA BUT DUE TO THE ABOVE
NORMAL TEMPERATURES THERE WILL BE SOME UNSTABLENESS TO THE
ATMOSPHERE. BREEZIER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON BUT STRONGER WINDS
ANTICIPATED FOR WEDNESDAY. POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERY TONIGHT WITH
WARM TEMPERATURES. CANT RULE OUT 1 TO 2 HOURS OF CRITICAL WEATHER
CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0830 MDT 3/30/10
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY WITH PATCHES OF CIRRUS
                       CLOUDS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-74.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 9-11 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........LIGHT DOWNSLOPE QUICKLY BECOMING UPSLOPE OR
                       EAST/SOUTHEAST 3 TO 5 MPH AS THE MORNING
                       PROGRESSES. WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15
                       MPH EARLY AFTERNOON THEN BECOMING
                       WEST/SOUTHWEST 12 TO 17 MPH BY 1600.
                       GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-43.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 26-31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........WEST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH DECREASING TO
                       WEST/NORTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH BY 2200.

FOR WEDNESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-71.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 13-16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........WEST/SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH
                       INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 17 TO 24 MPH
                       IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

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...50

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REQUESTED BY...FRANK GONZALES
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100330.PA142.01/ABQ