FNUS75 KABQ 221405
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR MIDDLETON FIRE...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
805 AM MDT TUE MAR 22 2011

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

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

DISCUSSION...WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN THROUGH THE MORNING AND INTO THE
AFTERNOON WITH VERY GUSTY CONDITIONS EXPECTED. CLOUDS AND ASSOCIATED
SNOW WILL DECREASE THROUGH THE MORNING WITH ONLY A FEW SCATTERED
CLOUDS EXPECTED BY THE EARLY AFTERNOON. AS MIXING TRANSPIRES LOWER
HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED INTO THE AFTERNOON. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL FALL
TO NEAR 20 PERCENT ALONG THE HIGHER TERRAIN WITH THE MORE CRITICAL
HUMIDITIES BEING CONFINED FARTHER EAST IN LOWER ELEVATIONS. COOLER
TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO BE IN PLACE TODAY. WINDS WILL DECREASE SOME
INTO THE EVENING. CONDITIONS WILL BE MUCH MORE TRANQUIL ON WEDNESDAY
AS UPPER LEVEL RIDGING ENSUES.


FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW
                       SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 46-50.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 20-25 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........INCREASING FROM THE WEST TO 24 TO 34 MPH BY
                       THE EARLY AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 44 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/242000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...EXCELLENT/208840 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/225500 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 21-25.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 38-43 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........AFTER SUNSET WINDS WILL WEAKEN FROM WEST AT
                       15 TO 25 MPH. TURNING MORE NORTHWEST BY MIDNIGHT.
                       GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING.

FOR WEDNESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 52-56.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 14-19 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST 16 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/88000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...FAIR/44109 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING GOOD/66691 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...SETH SADIN
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110322.MIDDL.01/ABQ