FNUS75 KABQ 241305
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR SAN IGNACIO...BLM - SFO
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
705 AM MDT THU MAR 24 2011

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

DISCUSSION...STRONGER WINDS ALOFT ARE MOVING OVER NEW MEXICO...AND
THESE ARE EXPECTED TO MIX TO THE SURFACE BY THE LATE MORNING AND
INTO THE AFTERNOON. BY NOON SUSTAINED WINDS WILL BE FROM THE
SOUTHWEST AT 10 TO 18 MPH...SHIFTING MORE WESTERLY BY LATE AFTERNOON
WITH HIGHER SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 13 TO 23 MPH. SOME OCCASIONAL GUSTS
TO NEAR 35 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. AS
TEMPERATURES WARM TO NEAR 60 DEGREES...RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL FALL
TO NEAR 15 PERCENT...CREATING NEAR CRITICAL CONDITIONS. WINDS WILL
DECREASE SOME ALONG MID SLOPE AND MORE SHELTERED AREAS AFTER SUNSET
WHILE HIGHER RIDGES AND PEAKS REMAIN BREEZY. NEARLY IDENTICAL
WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP AGAIN ON FRIDAY.


FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MDT 3/24/11
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 58-62.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 13-18 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHEAST AT 5 TO 15 MPH IN THE MORNING. BY
                       NOON WINDS WILL SHIFT MORE SOUTHWESTERLY AT
                       10 TO 18 MPH. BY 1500 LOCAL WINDS WILL VEER
                       MORE WESTERLY WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 13 TO
                       23 MPH. EXPECT OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 26-32.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 35-40 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WINDS DECREASING TO 4 TO 9 MPH FROM THE SOUTH
                       SOUTHEAST IN MID SLOPE AND SHELTERED AREAS AFTER
                       2200 LOCAL. BREEZY CONDITIONS FROM THE WEST AND
                       SOUTHWEST AT 8 TO 14 MPH CONTINUING ALONG RIDGE
                       TOPS AND HIGHER PEAKS.

FOR FRIDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 57-61.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 16-21 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO
                       WEST 15 TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP
                       TO 35 MPH.

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...52

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REQUESTED BY...LANN MOORE
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110324.SANIG.01/ABQ