FNUS75 KABQ 141532
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR RABBIT EAR...N2S
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
932 AM MDT THU APR 14 2011

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

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

DISCUSSION...
HUMIDITY VALUES WILL GRADUALLY MIX OUT DURING THE AFTERNOON AS THE
WINDS SWITCH MORE FROM A WESTERLY DIRECTION. THIS WILL LEAD TO
STRONGER WIND GUSTS AND MARGINALLY LOW HUMIDITY CONDITIONS. A
RED FLAG WARNING EXISTS FOR THE FIRE WEATHER ZONE ALTHOUGH HUMIDITY
VALUES AT THE FIRE SITE MAY NOT QUITE DROP TO CRITICAL LEVELS.
EITHER WAY...THE WINDS WILL BLOW. IT SHOULD ALSO BE MENTIONED THAT
WE HAVE A FORECAST FOR ISOLATED DRIER STORMS ACROSS NORTHERN
UNION COUNTY DUE TO THE WAVE PASSAGE.

MODERATE HUMIDITY RECOVERIES EXPECTED TONIGHT AND MUCH COOLER
TEMPERATURES. A FEW HOURS OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
DUE TO GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL BE POSSIBLE AROUND
THE FIRE SITE DURING THE LATE MORNING TO EARLY AFTERNOON ON
FRIDAY. WINDS SHOULD BE A BIT LIGHTER DURING THE MID TO LATE
AFTERNOON. STRONG WINDS ARE ANTICIPATED FOR THE LATE MORNING TO
EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS ON FRIDAY.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF DRY
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF
                       BLOWING DUST IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 62-66.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 17-22 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING WESTERLY
                       15 TO 20 MPH BETWEEN 1100 TO 1300.
                       INCREASING WEST/NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40
                       MPH AS THE AFTERNOON PROGRESSES.
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
                       IN THE AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 31-35.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 50-55 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTH/NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH
                       BECOMING NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH BY
                       MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH EARLY
                       EVENING.

FOR FRIDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 61-65.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 10-15 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 22 TO 32 MPH
                       DURING THE MORNING BECOMING
                       NORTH/NORTHWEST 17 TO 24 DURING
                       AS THE AFTERNOON PROGRESSES. GUSTS
                       UP TO 45 MPH LATE MORNING TO EARLY
                       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...VALORIE GARCIA
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110414.RABBI.01/ABQ