FNUS75 KABQ 300411
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR DIXON...TAD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1011 PM MDT FRI APR 29 2011

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

DISCUSSION...
LOW HUMIDITIES CONTINUING INTO SATURDAY...BUT LESS WIND GENERALLY THAN
PAST 12 TO 18 HOURS. MUCH LOWER RISK OF RED FLAG CONDITIONS SATURDAY
AND NO RISK FOR AT LEAST A FEW DAYS THEREAFTER AS MUCH COLDER AIR AND
HIGHER HUMIDITIES BEGIN SATURDAY NIGHT. THERE IS EVEN A CHANCE FOR SOME
RAIN AND THEN SNOW MAINLY SUNDAY INTO AT LEAST MONDAY MORNING. THERE
WILL BE POTENTIAL FOR SOME GUSTY EAST OR NORTHEAST WINDS SATURDAY NIGHT
INTO SUNDAY.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY BEFORE MIDNIGHT THEN MOSTLY
                       CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 34-38.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 28-34 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST TO WEST 6 TO 12 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS
                       TO 20 OR 25 MPH POSSIBLE BECOMING MORE WEST TO
                       NORTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT AT SIMILAR SPEEDS BUT
                       LESS GUST POTENTIAL.

FOR SATURDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING
                       PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 59-64.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 12-17 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........MAINLY FROM THE WEST 6 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO
                       12 TO 18 MPH AFTER 11 AM OR NOON. GUSTS UP TO 25
                       MPH POSSIBLE IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 24 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/204000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...VERY GOOD/103126 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/204000 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...43

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REQUESTED BY...TDC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110429.DIXON.01/ABQ