FNUS75 KABQ 180435
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR VALLE CANYON FIRE...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1035 PM MDT THU MAR 17 2011

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

DISCUSSION...A FEW CIRRUS CLOUDS WILL CONTINUE TO DRIFT OVERHEAD
THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS WHILE WESTERLY BREEZES SLOWLY DIMINISH.
WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST AT RIDGE TOP LEVELS WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS
TO 25 MPH THROUGH 2 AM MDT. LOWER ELEVATIONS WILL BE MORE SHELTERED
WITH LIGHTER WINDS. BY SUNRISE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE UNDER 7 MPH
AND TERRAIN DOMINATED. HUMIDITY WILL RECOVER TO NEAR 50 PERCENT AS
TEMPERATURES FALL TO THE UPPER 30S AND LOWER 40S. FRIDAY WILL BE
MODERATELY BREEZY WITH ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND HUMIDITY
FALLING TO NEAR 25 PERCENT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.


FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 37-41.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 45-50 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS
                       TO 25 MPH. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH
                       WITH SPEEDS LESS THAN 7 MPH BY SUNRISE.

FOR FRIDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 57-61.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 22-27 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 7 MPH.
                       INCREASING TO 9 TO 14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON
                       WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO NEAR 25 MPH BY MID
                       AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......9500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 23 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/218500 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...VERY GOOD/111928 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/200400 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...52

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REQUESTED BY...BRIAN BOLSER
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110317.VALLE.01/ABQ