FNUS75 KABQ 201420
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR PALM...SANTA FE DISPATCH CENTER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
820 AM MDT WED APR 20 2011

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

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...

DISCUSSION...
A LITTLE LIGHTER WIND FLOW IS EXPECTED TODAY ALTHOUGH SOME
BREEZINES WILL STILL OCCUR DURING THE PEAK HEATING PERIOD.
MODERATE HUMIDITY RECOVERIES EXPECTED TONIGHT WITH BREEZIER
CONDITIONS ON THURSDAY. EXPECT A FEW HOURS OF CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER GROWTH CONDITIONS ON THURSDAY AS HUMIDITY VALUES
FALL AND THE WIND PICKS UP.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0800 MDT 4/20/11
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY DURING THE MORNING BECOMING
                       PARTLY CLOUDY DURING THE AFTERNOON WITH
                       MAINLY HIGH CIRRUS CLOUDS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 73-75.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 13-17 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........LIGHT DRAINAGE 2 TO 4 MPH BECOMING SOUTHERLY
                       OR UPVALLEY 5 TO 9 MPH DURING THE MID TO LATE
                       MORNING HOURS. WINDS EVENTUALLY BECOMING
                       WEST/SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                       GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......16000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 25 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/400000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...VERY GOOD/103723 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/403358 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 40-43.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 43-48 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST/SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING
                       TO THE SOUTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH BY MID EVENING.

FOR THURSDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 74-78.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 10-15 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........LIGHT AND VARIABLE UNDER 4 MPH THROUGH
                       MID MORNING...BECOMING WEST/SOUTHWEST BY
                       LATE MORNING 7 TO 15 MPH. INCREASING TO
                       WEST 16 TO 22 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS
                       UP TO 35 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......15000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 30 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/450000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...EXCELLENT/182470 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/447333 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...ROBERT NARANJO
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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