FNUS75 KABQ 040040
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR SPILLWAY...BIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
540 PM MST THU MAR 3 2011

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

DISCUSSION...
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DECREASE AFTER SUNSET...BUT WILL RAMP BACK UP
FRIDAY AFTERNOON. DUE TO A WEAK UPPER LEVEL TROUGH MOVING OVERHEAD
FRIDAY...WINDS WILL LIKELY BE SOMEWHAT STRONGER THAN TODAY. ONLY
FAIR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT BEFORE DROPPING
BELOW 20 PERCENT EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL BE
ABOVE NORMAL TONIGHT AND NEAR TO SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL ON FRIDAY.
COOLER TEMPERATURES AND BETTER HUMIDITY RECOVERIES EXPECTED FRIDAY
NIGHT BEHIND THE UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 30-34.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 53-58 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH DECREASING TO 5
                       TO 8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH
                       IN THE EVENING.

FOR FRIDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 60-64.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 14-19 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO
                       14 TO 19 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO
                       25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......10500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST 27 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/283500 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...VERY GOOD/109235 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/276396 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

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...34

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REQUESTED BY...K  JARAMILLO
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110303.SPILL.01/ABQ