FNUS75 KABQ 231920
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR MIDDLETON...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
120 PM MDT WED MAR 23 2011

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

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MDT THURSDAY
BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOW PACK...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOW PACK...

DISCUSSION...
WEAKER WINDS AND SLIGHTLY WARMER TODAY COMPARED TO YESTERDAY AS A
RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT CROSSES. POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERY IS
EXPECTED TONIGHT. A COUPLE OF UPPER LEVEL TROUGHS WILL PASS NORTH
OF NEW MEXICO THURSDAY AND FRIDAY STEERING THE POLAR JET STREAM
OVER THE STATE. SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BEGIN TO
STRENGTHEN TONIGHT...AND THIS SHOULD INHIBIT YOUR TYPICAL DRAINAGE
WIND OUT OF THE NORTH AND NORTHWEST BY MY TOPO MAP. WIND GUSTS ON
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY SHOULD REACH 40 MPH AND HUMIDITIES ARE
EXPECTED TO REACH CRITICAL THRESHOLDS LEADING TO A FEW HOURS OF
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS BOTH DAYS. WINDS WILL WEAKEN
OVER THE WEEKEND. THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN
AND SNOW SHOWERS SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT AS A LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM PASSES EASTWARD ACROSS NORTHERN NEW MEXICO.

FOR REMAINDER OF TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 58-62.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 11-16 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH 6 TO 10 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST 19 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD/104500 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...FAIR/42031 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING GOOD/77000 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......CLEAR...THEN MOSTLY CLEAR WITH A FEW PATCHES
                       THIN HIGH CLOUDS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 27-31.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 27-32 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

FOR THURSDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A FEW PATCHES OF THIN
                       HIGH CLOUDS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 58-62.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 12-17 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH WINDS 11 TO 21 MPH INCREASING TO
                       SOUTHWEST 22 TO 32 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                       GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 40 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/320000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...MISSING.

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 20110323.MIDDL.01/ABQ