FNUS75 KABQ 281719
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR MIDDLETON FIRE...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1119 AM MDT MON MAR 28 2011

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

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

DISCUSSION...
GUSTY WINDS HAVE ALREADY BEGUN TO AFFECT AREA RAWS SITES
LATE THIS MORNING. LOOK FOR THESE WESTERLY WINDS TO AFFECT
THE FIRE AREA WITHIN THE NEXT FEW HOURS AS MIXING CONTINUES.
HUMIDITY VALUES IN THE MID TEENS COMBINED WITH THE GUSTY
WINDS WILL PROVIDE A FEW HOURS OF RED FLAG THIS AFTERNOON.
POOR TO MODERATE HUMIDITY RECOVERIES EXPECTED TONIGHT.
LIGHTER WINDS ALTHOUGH A FEW BREEZES EXPECTED ON TUESDAY.
DRY CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 61-65.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 13-16 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........UPSLOPE WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH TRANSITIONING TO
                       WESTERLY 17 TO 23 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON.
                       GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 36 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/234000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...VERY GOOD/133165 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/224194 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 28-32.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 33-38 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 12 TO 22 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 9
                       TO 12 MPH BY MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 35
                       MPH.

FOR TUESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 58-62.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 13-16 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........BATTLE BETWEEN DEVELOPING UPSLOPE WINDS AND
                       NORTHWEST WINDS DURING THE MORNING. SPEEDS
                       6 TO 10 MPH. WINDS EVENTUALLY BECOMING
                       WESTERLY WITH A LITTLE BIT OF UPSLOPE WITHIN
                       THE SHELTERED AREAS DURING THE AFTERNOON.
                       SPEEDS GENERALLY 8 TO 12 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 25 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/212500 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...VERY GOOD/112250 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/187000 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...50

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REQUESTED BY...SETH SADIN
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110328.MIDDL.01/ABQ