FNUS75 KABQ 251623
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR MIDDLETON...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1023 AM MDT FRI MAR 25 2011

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

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING...

DISCUSSION...DRY AIRMASS AND GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL MAKE FOR A CRITICAL
FIRE WEATHER DAY TODAY AS A SURFACE LOW DEVELOPS OVER NORTHEAST NEW
MEXICO. PRESSURE GRADIENT REMAINS TIGHT OVERNIGHT AND WILL ALLOW FOR
PERSISTENT AND GUSTY DOWNSLOPE WINDS ALONG WITH POOR RH RECOVERY. NOT
QUITE AS WINDY SATURDAY...BUT STILL DRY AND BREEZY.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 58-62.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 10-15 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 18 BY
                       28 MPH AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 34 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/204000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...VERY GOOD/118123 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/198104 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 27-31.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 32-37 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH.

FOR SATURDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 56-60.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 11-16 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 14 TO 20 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST 21 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD/136500 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/66301 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING VERY GOOD/115274 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...07

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REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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