FNUS75 KABQ 052127
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR PENA...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
327 PM MDT TUE APR 5 2011

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

DISCUSSION...POOR OVERNIGHT RH RECOVERY AS DRY AIRMASS REMAINS
IN PLACE. SURFACE LEE TROUGH MAY KEEP NORMALLY NORTHERLY DRAINAGE
WINDS FROM DEVELOPING TONIGHT. UPPER TROUGH APPROACHING FROM THE
WEST WEDNESDAY WILL ALLOW FOR INCREASING BREEZES IN THE AFTERNOON.
THERE MAY BE A ONE TO 3 HOUR PERIOD OF CRITICAL CONDITIONS
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

FOR THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 76-80.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 12-16 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 17 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/170000 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 35-39.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 25-30 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

FOR WEDNESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 73-77.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 9-14 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO WEST
                       12 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......12000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 34 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/408000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...EXCELLENT/182696 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/379500 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.

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REQUESTED BY...PENA IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110405.PENA_.01/ABQ