FNUS75 KABQ 311425
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR SW BARBERO RX...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
825 AM MDT THU MAR 31 2011

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

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING...

DISCUSSION...
TEMPERATURES WILL GRADUALLY WARM WHILE HUMIDITY VALUES FALL
DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THIS WILL BE COMBINED WITH SOME
BREEZINESS WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS COMING THIS AFTERNOON VERSUS
FRIDAY AFTERNOON. PERHAPS 1 TO 2 HOURS OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE FIRE AREA DURING THE MID TO LATE
AFTERNOON. HUMIDITY RECOVERY WILL BE A BIT LESS TONIGHT
AS THE MID LEVEL DRY SLOT COMES UP OVER THE AREA. AS A RESULT
OF THE MID LEVEL DRY SLOT...SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITY READINGS WILL
BE POSSIBLE FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ANTICIPATED FOR THE WEEKEND WITH
SUNDAY BEING THE BIGGEST DAY DUE TO VERY STRONG WINDS.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0835 MDT 3/31/11
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH MAINLY HIGH CIRRUS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 62-66.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 12-14 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST/NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING
                       TO WEST/NORTHWEST 15 TO 21 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                       GUSTS UP TO 31 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 21 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD/126000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...FAIR/50356 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING VERY GOOD/118607 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 33-36.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 39-43 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 21 MPH DECREASING TO
                       8 TO 13 MPH BY MID TO LATE EVENING. GUSTS UP
                       TO 31 MPH EARLY.

FOR FRIDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 68-72.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 7-11 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST/NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 13 MPH INCREASING
                       TO WEST/NORTHWEST 12 TO 17 MPH IN THE
                       AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 28 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......9500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST 19 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/180500 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...FAIR/57037 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/183221 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...PETE RIVERA
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110331.SWBAR.01/ABQ