FNUS75 KABQ 032313
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR SEVILLETA...BIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
513 PM MDT SUN APR 3 2011

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

NOTE...THE SPOT REQUEST WIND OBSERVATION INDICATED WIND SPEEDS FAR
FAR BELOW THOSE INDICATED BY THE SEVILLETA RAWS SITE AND ALSO
SURROUNDING SITES. THUS USED THE SEVILLETA RAWS OBSERVATION OF 25 MPH
GUSTING TO 43 MPH TAKEN AT 411 PM AS INITIAL CONDITIONS FOR THIS
FORECAST. YOU MAY WANT TO CONSIDER CHECKING CALIBRATION OF THE WIND
MEASURING DEVICE USED.

DISCUSSION...
RED FLAG CONDITIONS CONTINUING UNTIL BETWEEN 8 AND 10PM WITH WIND
SPEEDS COMING DOWN BELOW CRITICAL VALUES...SEE TEXT BELOW FOR
SPECIFICS. MUCH LIGHTER WIND FOR MONDAY WITH WINDS STAYING BELOW
CRITICAL VALUES ALL OR NEARLY ALL OF THE DAY...THOUGH MINIMUM RH
WILL AGAIN DROP INTO THE CRITICAL RANGE. WINDS TO PICK UP SOMEWHAT
AGAIN ON TUESDAY. STILL NO WETTING RAIN IN SITES FOR AT LEAST THE
NEXT 3 TO 4 DAYS.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. WINDY WITH WIDESPREAD BLOWING
                       DUST IN THE EVENING. ONLY THE SLIGHTEST CHANCE
                       OF A SPRINKLE OR TWO BETWEEN 8PM AND MIDNIGHT.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......LESS THAN 10 PERCENT CHANCE FOR WETTING RAIN.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 37-41.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 22-27 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST 18 TO 28 MPH...GUSTS TO NEAR 35 OR 40
                       MPH...TIL ABOUT 8 PM THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST
                       TO NORTH AND DIMINISHING TO BETWEEN 8 AND 18
                       MPH...GUSTS BETWEEN 20 AND 28 MPH...BETWEEN
                       9PM AND MIDNIGHT. BECOMING NORTHWEST 7 TO 16
                       MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

FOR MONDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 65-69.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 6-10 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTH WINDS 7 TO 15 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST TO
                       WEST 6 TO 14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTH 19 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD/133000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/87383 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING GOOD/63519 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...43

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REQUESTED BY...REESE KERBOW
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110403.SEVIL.01/ABQ