FNUS75 KABQ 291803
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR MIDDLETON FIRE...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1203 PM MDT TUE MAR 29 2011

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

DISCUSSION...
VARIABLE WINDS WILL BE FOUND WITHIN THE FIRE AREA TODAY BUT SHOULD
BE ON THE LIGHTER SIDE OVERALL. A SHALLOW MOISTURE SURGE WILL COME
BACK INTO THE EASTERN HALF OF NEW MEXICO TONIGHT BUT BELIEVE THE
FIRE AREA WILL BE TOO HIGH IN ELEVATION TO BE AFFECTED TOO MUCH.
THE UPPER FLOW WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY ON WEDNESDAY AND CREATE
GUSTIER WINDS AT THE HIGHER RIDGETOP LEVEL. PARTS OF THE FIRE
AREA MAY BE SHELTERED FROM THIS STRONGER WIND FLOW OFF THE CREST
AND THIS COULD ENHANCE UPSLOPE WINDS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. EITHER
WAY...LOOK FOR AN INCREASE IN WINDS ON WEDNESDAY. HUMIDITY
VALUES SHOULD HOVER IN THE MID/UPPER TEENS DURING THE PEAK HEATING
PERIOD.

THANKS FOR THE PREVIOUS WEATHER FEEDBACK. TRICKY AREA FOR WINDS.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 55-57.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 14-18 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........COMBINATION OF WEST/SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 9
                       MPH AND UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 5 TO 7 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST 15 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/150000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/81386 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/150074 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 29-33.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 50-57 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH/SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
                       PERHAPS SOME LIGHT DOWNSLOPE WITHIN THE
                       SHELTERED AREAS.

FOR WEDNESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 56-58.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 15-19 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH/SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH BECOMING
                       WEST/NORTHWEST 13 TO 18 MPH IN THE
                       AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. SOME
                       UPSLOPE COMPONENT WILL STILL REMAIN POSSIBLE
                       DURING THE AFTERNOON WITHIN SHELTERED AREAS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST 26 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/156000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...VERY GOOD/119877 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/156000 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
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