FNUS75 KABQ 231619
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR SANTA ANA RX...BIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1019 AM MDT WED MAR 23 2011

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

...AN HOUR OR TWO OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS POSSIBLE
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

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. AFTER A TYPICAL DRAINAGE WIND UNDER MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES
TONIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST TO AROUND 35 MPH THURSDAY AND
FRIDAY. THE HUMIDITY WILL BE LOWEST ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON...WHEN
AN HOUR OR TWO OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE
POSSIBLE. MIN RH MAY ONLY FALL TO THE UPPER TEENS FRIDAY. WINDS
MAY WEAKEN AGAIN SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT AS AN
UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM PASSES EASTWARD OVER NORTHERN NEW
MEXICO.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1030 MDT 3/23/11
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 60-64.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 9-14 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       WEST 7 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 11 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/82500 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...FAIR/40489 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING GOOD/63315 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......CLEAR DURING THE EVENING...THEN A FEW
                       PATCHES OF THIN HIGH CLOUDS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 28-32.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 29-34 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........LIGHT AND VARIABLE DURING THE EVENING...
                       BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-5 MPH
                       AFTER MIDNIGHT.

FOR THURSDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 65-69.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 11-16 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO
                       SOUTHWEST 16 TO 26 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......11000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 28 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/308000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...VERY GOOD/122858 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/286000 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...REESE KERBOW
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110323.SANTA.01/ABQ