FNUS75 KABQ 191457
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR HOGBACK 2...NAVAJO REGION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
857 AM MDT SAT MAR 19 2011

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

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING...

DISCUSSION...
EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHWESTERLY BY THE NOON HOUR
AS DAYTIME HEATING ALLOWS MID LEVEL WINDS TO MIX DOWN TO THE
SURFACE. WINDS MAY BE GUSTY AT TIMES DURING THE AFTERNOON AND
EARLY EVENING. IN ADDITION TO THE BREEZY WINDS...RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES WILL DROP BELOW 15 PERCENT AS DAYTIME HIGH TEMPERATURES
RUN APPROXIMATELY 10 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. AN EXPANSIVE BAND OF
HIGH CLOUDS WILL MOVE OVER THE AREA THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT
KEEPING LOW TEMPERATURES WARM AND OVERNIGHT RELATIVE HUMIDITY
RECOVERIES POOR. WINDS WILL NOT BE QUITE AS STRONG ON SUNDAY BUT
WILL INCREASE FURTHER ON MONDAY. DAYTIME RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL
REMAIN BELOW 15 PERCENT.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 69-73.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 10-15 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH
                       INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 13 TO 18 MPH IN THE
                       AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE
                       AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......11500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 27 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/310500 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/98525 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/314589 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 33-37.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 31-36 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       EAST 7 TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO
                       25 MPH IN THE EVENING.

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...34

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REQUESTED BY...PAT WILLETTO
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110319.HOGBA.01/ABQ