FNUS75 KABQ 301352
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR PIE TOWN PILES...SOCORROBLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
752 AM MDT TUE MAR 30 2010

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

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
   EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING...

DISCUSSION...
TEMPERATURES WILL BE SLIGHTLY WARMER TODAY...GENERALLY AROUND 70...
WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS. A WINDIER DAY IS ON
TAP FOR THE AREA WITH GUSTS STARTING BY LATE MORNING AND PEAK VALUES
NEAR 35 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON. EXPECT FAIR OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES...
WITH VALUES CLIMBING TOWARD 40 PERCENT. STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP ON
WEDNESDAY WITH CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED. WIND GUSTS
COULD EXCEED 40 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG
MIXING AND TRANSPORT WINDS WILL LEAD TO EXCELLENT VENTILATION VALUES
ON BOTH DAYS. DPORTER

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT 3/30/10
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN CLEARING.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-72.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 5-10 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
                       16 MPH...BECOMING 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP
                       TO 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT....... .6500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 30 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/195000 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....28-32.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 37-42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........SOUTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS UP
                       TO 26 MPH...BECOMING 9 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS
                       UP TO 20 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

FOR WEDNESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-68.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 11-16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........SOUTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS UP
                       TO 26 MPH...BECOMING 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS
                       UP TO 40 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT....... .8000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 42 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/336000 KNOT-FT.

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...46

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REQUESTED BY...LINO R BACA
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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