FNUS75 KABQ 211416
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR PALM...USDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
816 AM MDT THU APR 21 2011

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

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

DISCUSSION...
LOOK FOR INCREASING WINDS TODAY AND THIS WILL BE COUPLED WITH
LOW HUMIDITY. VERY UNSTABLE AND VERY DRY ALOFT TODAY...THUS MAKING
A FAIRLY SOLID HIGH HAINES OF 6 THIS AFTERNOON. CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER GROWTH CONDITIONS EXPECTED DURING THE PEAK HEATING HOURS
ACROSS THE FIRE AREA. POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERY EXPECTED TONIGHT. THIS
WILL LEAD INTO ANOTHER DAY OF STRONGER BREEZES ON FRIDAY.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 75-78.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 9-14 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH/SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING
                       TO WEST/SOUTHWEST 16 TO 22 MPH IN THE
                       AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 34 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......15500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 32 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/496000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...EXCELLENT/182933 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/500000 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 40-45.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 30-35 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                       7 TO 10 MPH BY 2200. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

FOR FRIDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 69-73.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 12-16 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 14 TO
                       19 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......11000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 25 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/275000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...EXCELLENT/210275 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/245449 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...STEPHENSON
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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