FNUS75 KABQ 221504
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR VALLE CANYON FIRE...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
904 AM MDT TUE MAR 22 2011

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

DISCUSSION...
A SURFACE COLD FRONT AND THE CORE OF STRONGER WINDS ALOFT SHOULD
FINISH CROSSING THE JEMEZ IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. ALTHOUGH
WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG...THEY SHOULDNT BE AS STRONG BY LATE
MORNING AS THEY WERE EARLIER THIS MORNING. ALSO...SOUTHWESTERLY
WINDS THAT YOU HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING SHOULD TREND MORE
CONSISTENTLY OUT OF THE WEST THROUGH MID DAY...THEN THEY WILL BEGIN
TO VEER OUT OF THE WEST NORTHWEST BY LATE AFTERNOON. GUSTY WINDS MAY
PERSIST THROUGH THE EVENING...BEFORE DECREASING SIGNIFICANTLY BY
WEDNESDAY. THERE MAY ALSO BE A GUSTY SNOW SHOWER TODAY. THE
WEATHER RADAR AT 09L INDICATED THERE WERE SOME SHOWERS TRACKING
WESTWARD ACROSS THE NORTHERN JEMEZ. SKIES WILL CLEAR LATE TONIGHT
WITH WARMER AND SUNNIER WEATHER ON WEDNESDAY.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING
                       PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 36-40.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 27-32 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH. GUSTS TO 40 MPH
                       POSSIBLE UNTIL 1100L.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 33 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/214500 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...EXCELLENT/175783 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/168000 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING...THEN CLEARING.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 18-22.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 39-44 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST NORTHWEST WINDS 14 TO 20 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST
                       9 TO 14 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH...
                       MAINLY IN THE EVENING.

FOR WEDNESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN SCATTERED PATCHES OF THIN
                       HIGH CLOUDS WILL CROSS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 42-46.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 17-22 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       WEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 11 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/60500 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/39536 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING GOOD/60500 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...ANDREW SERRANO
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110322.VALLE.01/ABQ