FNUS75 KABQ 161347
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR SAN IGNACIO RX...BLM - SOCORRO
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
747 AM MDT WED MAR 16 2011

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

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
EARLY THURSDAY EVENING...

DISCUSSION...
MOSTLY CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES WILL PREVAIL DURING THE NEXT 48
HOURS. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE 15 DEGREES ABOVE SEASONAL NORMALS.
WINDS WILL BE STRONGER TODAY...RANGING FROM 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS
UP TO 30 MPH. WITH HUMIDITIES DIPPING INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS...NEAR
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS COULD DEVELOP DURING PEAK HEATING.
POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES WILL BE THE RULE TONIGHT WITH A FEW BRIEF
GUSTS PERSISTING. EVEN WARMER AND LOWER HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED FOR
THURSDAY. THIS COULD LEAD TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS
THE REGION FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING. WIND GUSTS UP TO
35 MPH ARE LIKELY WITH HUMIDITIES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS. WITH THIS IN
MIND...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN POSTED FOR TOMORROW.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0930 MDT 3/16/11
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 71-75.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 9-14 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED AROUND 6 MPH...BECOMING
                       WEST 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS
                       UP TO 30 MPH.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 37-41.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 32-37 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
                       30 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH
                       AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH BRIEF GUSTS UP TO 15
                       MPH.

FOR THURSDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 72-76.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 7-12 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO
                       25 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...46

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REQUESTED BY...LANN MOORE
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110316.SANIG.01/ABQ