FNUS75 KABQ 061951
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR STRAWBERRY 2...VALENCIA COUNTY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1251 PM MST SUN MAR 6 2011

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

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM MST MONDAY...

DISCUSSION...WARMER TEMPERATURES WILL BE EXPERIENCED TODAY WITH
MODERATE BREEZES...GENERALLY FROM THE SOUTH SOUTHWEST AT 8 TO 11 MPH
WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 16 MPH. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF ABOUT
10 PERCENT WILL BE REACHED LATE THIS AFTERNOON AS HIGH CLOUDS
CONTINUE TO BLANKET THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY. HUMIDITY RECOVERY WILL
NOT BE VERY EFFICIENT TONIGHT AND INTO MONDAY MORNING. STRONGER AND
PERHAPS CRITICAL WINDS WILL DEVELOP FROM THE SOUTHWEST ON MONDAY
WITH LOW HUMIDITY AND ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES PREVAILING.


FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 66-70.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 8-13 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 11 MPH WITH
                       OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 16 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 18 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/153000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...EXCELLENT/153000 KNOT-FT BY LATE
                       AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 34-38.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 37-42 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........DECREASING AFTER 2000 LOCAL TIME TO 3 TO
                       6 MPH FROM THE SOUTHWEST.

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...52

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REQUESTED BY...BRIAN CULP
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110306.STRAW.01/ABQ