FNUS75 KABQ 271345
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR PAIRED WATERSHED...NPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
745 AM MDT TUE APR 27 2010

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

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...

DISCUSSION...
LOTS OF SUNSHINE TODAY WITH WARMING AND DRYING TREND UNDERWAY. LOW
PRESSURE DEEPENING WEST OF THE BURN WILL SHIFT WINDS TO SOUTHWEST
THIS AFTERNOON. POOR TO FAIR HUMIDITY RECOVERY OVERNIGHT.
RAPIDLY DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE NORTH OF THE BURN ON WEDNESDAY
IN ADVANCE OF APPROACHING PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM. STRONG WARMING
AND DRYING COMBINED WITH VERY STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE RED FLAG
CONDITIONS FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0930 MDT 4/27/10
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN CLEARING.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-72.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 15-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........EAST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       SOUTHWEST 9 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-40.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 33-36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH DECREASING TO 7 TO 9
                       MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

FOR WEDNESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-76.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 12-17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO
                       18 TO 28 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO
                       40 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...25

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REQUESTED BY...MARLA RODGERS
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100427.PAIRE.02/ABQ