FNUS75 KABQ 220339
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR MIDDLETON...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
939 PM MDT MON MAR 21 2011

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

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT TUESDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...

DISCUSSION...VERY DRY CONDITIONS IN ADVANCE OF UPPER TROUGH
OVER GREAT BASIN AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT STRETCHED
FROM NEAR FARMINGTON THROUGH GALLUP AND SOUTHWARD AT 9 PM. SOUTH TO
SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BE SPORADIC AND GUSTY THE REST OF
THE EVENING AND ESPECIALLY AS THE FRONT APPROACHES THE BURN SITE BETWEEN
2 AM AND 5 AM.  HUMIDITIES SHOULD RISE SOMEWHAT IN THE FRONTS WAKE
AS TEMPERATURES COOL...THERE MAY BE A WESTERLY WIND SHIFT BUT WINDS
WILL REMAIN GUSTY...AND WILL EVEN INCREASE AROUND SUNRISE TUESDAY.
SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS STRENGTHEN DURING THE MORNING TUESDAY AND ARE
NOT EXPECTED TO DIMINISH UNTIL EARLY TUESDAY EVENING.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 35-40.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 15-20 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........LIGHT AND VARIABLE REST OF THE EVENING THEN
                       SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH
                       AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH POSSIBLE
                       NEAR SUNRISE.

FOR TUESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 40-44.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 15-20 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO 23 TO
                       33 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
                       GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 39 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/234000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...EXCELLENT/159089 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/214500 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.

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REQUESTED BY...SETH SADIN
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110321.MIDDL.01/ABQ