FNUS75 KABQ 112104
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR ESPINOZA...CAF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
204 PM MST FRI MAR 11 2011

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

DISCUSSION...
HUMIDITY VALUES WILL REMAIN QUITE LOW THROUGH REST OF THIS AFTERNOON.
WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE WESTERLY BASED ON THE WINDS ALOFT AS WELL
AS CURRENT SURFACE OBSERVATIONS ALTHOUGH SOME NORTHWESTERLY WILL BE
POSSIBLE. MORE SUSTAINED NORTHERLY WINDS ALTHOUGH MUCH LIGHTER WILL
DEVELOP ONCE THE SUN GOES DOWN. SIMILAR WIND SPEEDS AND DIRECTIONS
MOST OF THE DAY ON SATURDAY AS COMPARED TO TODAY. SLIGHTLY BETTER
HUMIDITY RECOVERIES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT VERSUS LAST NIGHT AS A WEAK
COOL AIR PUSH COULD COME DOWN FROM THE NORTH.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 66-69.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 9-10 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST/NORTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS
                       BETWEEN 18 TO 23 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 20 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD/100000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...FAIR/43511 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING GOOD/90000 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 23-26.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 58-63 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTH WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH BECOMING
                       NORTH/NORTHEAST 3 TO 5 MPH BY LATE EVENING.

FOR SATURDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 64-67.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 13-15 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST/NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH INCREASING TO
                       10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 19 TO 24 MPH
                       DURING THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 22 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/176000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/67635 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/172000 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...50

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REQUESTED BY...DARROLL ABEYTA
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110311.ESPIN.01/ABQ