FNUS75 KABQ 101918
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR MESITAS RX...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
118 PM MDT MON MAY 10 2010

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

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

DISCUSSION...
AFTER FAIR TO POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES...EFFICIENT MIXING WILL
TAKE SHAPE TOWARD 18Z WITH VERY DRY HUMIDITIES EXPECTED. THIS
COMBINED WITH SUFFICIENT 20 FOOT WINDS WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY TUESDAY EVENING.
GUSTS AT THE 20 FOOT LEVEL MAY EXCEED 35 MPH AT TIMES WITH MINIMUM
HUMIDITIES AROUND 10 PERCENT. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH WILL LIKELY
BE UPGRADED TO A RED FLAG WARNING. HUMIDITIES WILL MAKE A SLOW
RECOVERY AFTER 6 PM TUESDAY BUT MORE SO TOWARD LATE EVENING.

FOR TUESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-66.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 10-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO 15
                       TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 35
                       MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT....... .10500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 38 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/399000 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...17

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REQUESTED BY...JAMIE LONG
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100511.MESIT.02/ABQ