FNUS75 KABQ 231451
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR VALLE CANYON FIRE...USDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
851 AM MDT WED MAR 23 2011

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

DISCUSSION...
LESS GUSTY WINDS AND SLIGHTLY WARMER TEMPERATURES TODAY AS A WEAK
RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT CROSSES. EXPECT POOR HUMIDITY
RECOVERY TONIGHT. A COUPLE OF TROUGHS WILL PASS NORTH OF NM
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY STEERING THE POLAR JET STREAM BACK OVER THE
STATE. WIND SPEEDS ALOFT WILL BEGIN TO STRENGTHEN TONIGHT WITH
SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST WINDS THAT SHOULD BE STRONG ENOUGH TO OVERCOME
YOUR OVERNIGHT DRAINAGE WIND. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST UP TO 35
MPH THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...THOUGH THEY MAY BACK OUT OF THE SOUTH AS
THEY FLOW AROUND THE PEAK PLOTTED SOUTHWEST OF YOU ON MY TOPO
MAP. RELATIVELY CALMER WINDS ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY AND
SUNDAY...AND THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN AND SNOW
SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 43-47.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 18-23 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WINDS LIGHT AND VARIABLE EARLY. BECOMING
                       NORTHWEST 7 TO 9 MPH TOWARD MID DAY. SHIFTING
                       TO THE WEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 11 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/66000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/35665 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING FAIR/47689 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......CLEAR IN THE EVENING...THEN A FEW THIN HIGH
                       CLOUDS ARRIVING AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 26-30.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 28-33 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH.

FOR THURSDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLEAR WITH SOME THIN HIGH CLOUDS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 43-47.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 21-26 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO
                       18 TO 28 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO
                       35 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 29 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/232000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...VERY GOOD/146119 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/217500 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...JAMIE LONG
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110323.VALLE.01/ABQ