FNUS75 KABQ 210454
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR SHIPROCK 3...NAVAJO REGION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1054 PM MDT SUN MAR 20 2011

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

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY...

DISCUSSION...
EXPECT POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES AND ABUNDANT MID AND HIGH LEVEL
CLOUDS OVER THE BURN SITE OVERNIGHT. WINDS WILL ALSO SHIFT INTO
THE EAST AT 5 TO 10 MPH BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 6 AM. STRONG WINDS
AND CRITICAL TO EXTREMELY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS CAN BE
EXPECTED FROM MID MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON.
WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE AND HUMIDITIES GRADUALLY INCREASE
OVER THE BURN SITE BY EARLY EVENING.

FOR MONDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 65-69.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 10-15 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO
                       SOUTHWEST 21 TO 31 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                       GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH 40 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/400000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...EXCELLENT/166400 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/381333 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...17

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REQUESTED BY...DOMONICK CHICHARELLO
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110320.SHIPR.01/ABQ