FNUS75 KABQ 222337
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR MIDDLETON...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
537 PM MDT TUE MAR 22 2011

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

...RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH THURSDAY LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING...

DISCUSSION...
WIND SPEEDS WILL BECOME LESS GUSTY AFTER SUNSET. NORTHWEST WINDS AT
MOUNTAIN TOP TONIGHT UNDER CLEARING SKIES SHOULD SUPPORT A
STRONGER THAN NORMAL DOWNVALLEY WIND GIVEN THE NORTHWEST TO
SOUTHEAST ORIENTATION OF THE VALLEY. LIGHTER WEST WINDS AT
MOUNTAIN TOP SHOULD SHOULD SWING INTO THE VALLEY FROM THE SOUTH
AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY WITH LESS GUSTINESS THAN WAS FELT TODAY. WINDS
WILL BECOME GUSTY AGAIN ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AS A COUPLE OF
UPPER LEVEL TROUGHS PASS NORTH OF NEW MEXICO. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH
IS ALREADY IN EFFECT FOR THURSDAY...WHEN MINIMUM HUMIDITY WILL
DROP TO AROUND 15 PERCENT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 20-24.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 43-48 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 18
                       MPH DURING THE EARLY EVENING. BECOMING
                       DOWNVALLEY 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

FOR WEDNESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 55-59.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 12-17 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........DOWNVALLEY WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN
                       THE EARLY MORNING...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10
                       MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST 19 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD/104500 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...FAIR/40241 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING GOOD/77000 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...44

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REQUESTED BY...MIDDLETON FIRE
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110322.MIDDL.02/ABQ