FNUS75 KABQ 011439
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR SW BARBERO RX...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
839 AM MDT FRI APR 1 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...
WIND ALOFT WILL WEAKEN TODAY AND BECOME LESS OUT OF THE
NORTHWEST. THIS SHOULD TRANSLATE TO A LIGHTER SURFACE
WIND FLOW WITH A LITTLE MORE DIRECTION VARIABILITY DURING THE
PEAK HEATING PERIOD...ESPECIALLY NEAR TERRAIN INFLUENCES OR
STEEPER SLOPES. THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BECOME UNSTABLE THIS
AFTERNOON AND HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL INTO THE UPPER SINGLE
DIGITS FOR A PERIOD. VERY DRY AIRMASS WILL BE FOUND ALOFT
THROUGH THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. NEAR RECORD TEMPERATURES
EXPECTED ON SATURDAY WILL INCREASE THE ALREADY UNSTABLE AIRMASS.
THIS WILL LEAD TO INCREASED GUSTINESS AT THE SURFACE DUE TO
AN INCREASE AIR FLOW ALOFT.

CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL MOST LIKELY OCCUR FOR A FEW
HOURS ACROSS THE FIRE SITE SATRDAY AFTERNOON AND SEVERAL HOURS ARE
EXPECTED ON SUNDAY. BOTH OF THESE DAYS WILL BE PRECEDED BY POOR
HUMIDITY RECOVERIES.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0840 MDT 4/1/11
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 70-71.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 8-11 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST/NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH INCREASING
                       TO 7 TO 13 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP
                       TO 23 MPH. MORE
   MIXING HEIGHT.......12000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST 21 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/252000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/64607 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/239598 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 38-42.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 20-25 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH BECOMING
                       4 TO 8 MPH BY LATE EVENING. GUSTS UP
                       TO 22 MPH EARLY EVENING.

FOR SATURDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 75-79.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 6-8 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO
                       23 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......14000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 27 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/378000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...VERY GOOD/132642 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/383738 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 20110401.SWBAR.01/ABQ