FNUS75 KABQ 270110
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR SAN PEDRO...N3S
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
710 PM MDT TUE APR 26 2011

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

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

DISCUSSION...
GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS ARE BEING REPORTED AT NEARBY SITES WITH
SPEEDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.  SOME OF THESE
STRONG WINDS COULD AFFECT THE BURN SITE THIS EVENING UNTIL AN
HOUR OR SO AFTER SUNSET.  WINDS WILL RELAX INTO THE NIGHT HOURS
BUT NORTHWEST WINDS OF 8 TO 12 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS WILL
LIKELY PERSIST OVERNIGHT.

MEASURED WET BULB IS TOO LOW...BUT NEARBY SITES HAVE VERY LOW
DEW POINTS RESULTING IN CURRENT RH VALUES OF 5 TO 8 PERCENT.
THEREFORE...OVERNIGHT RH RECOVERIES WILL BE POOR WITH ONLY
MODEST INCREASES IN RH. TOMORROW SHOULD BE A BIT COOLER...WITH
LIGHTER NORTHWEST WINDS WITH DRY CONDITIONS PERSISTING.


FOR THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 38-42.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 22-27 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 23 MPH DECREASING TO 9
                       TO 12 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 25 OR
                       30 MPH POSSIBLE IN THE EVENING HOURS.

FOR WEDNESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 72-76.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 6-11 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTH WINDS 8 TO 11 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       NORTHWEST 7 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......10500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST 25 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/262500 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...VERY GOOD/134526 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING VERY GOOD/148037 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...05

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REQUESTED BY...MARC WHEELER
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110426.SANPE.01/ABQ