FNUS75 KABQ 161442
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR LAMBSON...NM-RNA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
842 AM MDT WED MAR 16 2011

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

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOWPACK...

DISCUSSION...
WINDS ALOFT HAVE INCREASED AND WILL REMAIN THAT WAY THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS. THIS WILL LEAD TO BREEZY CONDITIONS TODAY...
ESPECIALLY DURING THE PEAK HEATING PERIOD AND PERHAPS WINDY
CONDITIONS FOR A PERIOD ON THURSDAY. THE POSSIBILITY OF THICKER
CLOUD COVER OVER THE FIRE AREA THURSDAY AFTERNOON COULD MUTE THE
STRONGER WINDS SO WILL WATCH THAT TREND. OTHERWISE DRY CONDITIONS
WILL CONTINUE. HUMIDITY RECOVERY TONIGHT WILL BE GOOD WITHIN THE
LOW LYING AREAS BUT POOR WITHIN THE MIDSLOPE AREAS. THE RECOVERY
FORECAST BELOW IS HEDGED TOWARDS A LOW LYING AREA VERSUS MIDSLOPE
AREA.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 68-72.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 13-16 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH DURING THE
                       MORNING BECOMING WEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH AROUND
                       1300 AND THEN INCREASING TO 10 TO 15
                       MPH THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 27
                       MPH DURING THE PEAK HEATING PERIOD.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH HIGHER LEVEL CLOUDS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 30-33.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 55-60 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH THROUGH 2000 THEN
                       BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH. GUSTS TO 25
                       MPH EARLY EVENING.

FOR THURSDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH MID TO HIGH LEVEL
                       CLOUDS. PERIODS OF MOST CLOUDY POSSIBLE
                       DURING THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 65-69.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 13-16 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO
                       15 TO 22 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 35
                       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...50

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REQUESTED BY...DALE H
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110316.LAMBS.01/ABQ