FNUS75 KABQ 262128
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR FIRST LANE...NAVAJO REGION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
328 PM MDT MON APR 26 2010

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

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

DISCUSSION...UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WEST OF THE STATE IS SUPPORTING
GUSTY NORTHWEST FLOW NEAR THE SURFACE AND ALOFT TODAY.  GUSTY WINDS
MAY PERSIST PAST SUNSET GRADUALLY DECREASING THROUGH MIDNIGHT.  LIGHT
SOUTHEAST WIND EARLY ON TUESDAY WILL GRADUALLY BECOME SOUTH THEN
SOUTHWEST DURING THE DAY...BUT SPEEDS SHOULD REMAIN BELOW 12 OR 15
MPH.  WARMER AND DRIER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED.  A SIGNIFICANT
INCREASE IN WINDS IS FORECAST FOR WEDNESDAY WHEN CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS COULD DEVELOP.  NEXT CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN IS
FORECAST FOR LATE WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY.

FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-75.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 10-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS
                       TO 28 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT....... .8000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST 21 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/168000 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....37-41.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 47-52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........NORTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST
                       TO EAST 7 TO 9 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

FOR TUESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A FEW HIGH CLOUDS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-80.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 08-13 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       SOUTH THEN SOUTHWEST 7 TO 9 MPH IN THE
                       AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT....... .14500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 18 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/261000 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...05

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REQUESTED BY...PAT WILLETTO
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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