FNUS75 KABQ 181655
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR VALLE CANYON FIRE...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1055 AM MDT FRI MAR 18 2011

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

DISCUSSION...
WINDS ALOFT SHOULD LOWER A LITTLE AS COMPARED TO YESTERDAY BUT WILL
WILL BE AT MODERATE LEVELS. THUS...EXPECT SOME BREEZES DURING THE
PEAK HEATING PORTION OF THE AFTERNOON. A LITTLE STRONGER FLOW
IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY.
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BATTLE SOME WITHIN THE SADDLE AREA DUE
TO THE CONFLUENCE OF THE CALDERRA AND PAJARITO CANYON. THUS
TERRAIN WILL HEAVILY INFLUENCE THE WIND AS WELL. HUMIDITY WILL
BE A BIT HIGHER TODAY BUT LOWER ON SATURDAY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SOME SHOWERS DEVELOPING LATER TONIGHT AND LASTING THROUGH MID
PORTIONS OF SATURDAY MORNING. OTHERWISE...DRY CONDITIONS
WILL REMAIN.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......THINNING CIRRUS MAKING FOR PARTLY CLOUDY
                       SKIES.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 50-53.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 28-30 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........DOWNSLOPE QUICKLY BECOMING UPSLOPE 4 TO 6
                       MPH AS THE MORNING PROGRESSES. BATTLING
                       WINDS EXPECTED WITHIN THE SADDLE AREA.
                       EXPECT PREDOMINATE SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 14
                       MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON. ALTHOUGH SOME
                       TERRAIN INFLUENCES SUCH AS UPSLOPE/UPCANYON
                       WILL IS TO BE EXPECTED. GUSTS UP TO 23 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 20 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/160000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/74099 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/162469 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY DURING THE EVENING BECOMING
                       MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW
                       SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 32-34.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 45-50 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 14 MPH BECOMING
                       DOWNSLOPE 2 TO 4 MPH BY MID EVENING. GUSTS
                       UP TO 23 MPH EARLY. PARARITO PEAK WILL
                       SEE SOME GUSTIER WINDS DEVELOP DURING THE
                       OVERNIGHT HOURS BUT NOT EXPECTED TO AFFECT
                       THE CURRENT FIRE AREA.
FOR SATURDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......CLEARING SKIES DURING THE MORNING AND
                       BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY DURING THE
                       AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 53-57.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 15-20 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........DEVELOPING UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 4 TO 7 MPH AND
                       EVENTUALLY BECOMING SOUTHWEST DURING THE
                       AFTERNOON. SPEEDS 11 TO 17 MPH. GUSTS UP
                       TO 27 MPH. SOME CANYON INFLUENCES CAN
                       BE EXPECTED.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......12000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 24 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/288000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/91137 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/282252 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...VALLE LOOKOUT
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110318.VALLE.01/ABQ