FNUS75 KABQ 301454
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR PRIEST CANYON...NM-CIF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
854 AM MDT SAT APR 30 2011

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

DISCUSSION...DRY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL TODAY BUT WINDS WILL BE
SIGNIFICANTLY LIGHTER THAN THEY WERE YESTERDAY. AN HOUR OR TWO OF
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON
RATHER THAN ALL-DAY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.
WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT BEHIND A BACK DOOR
COLD FRONT WITH SOMEWHAT HIGHER RH. SUNDAY WILL BE COOL AND BREEZY
WITH HIGHER RH IN THE MORE MOIST AIRMASS BEHIND THE BACK DOOR COLD
FRONT.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 66-70.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 10-15 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 13 TO 20 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......15000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 22 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/330000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...VERY GOOD/103984 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/326667 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. INCREASING CLOUDS AND A SLIGHT
                       CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 32-36.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 65-70 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS
                       UP TO 30 MPH.

FOR SUNDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY AND COOLER WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN
                       OR SNOW SHOWERS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......40 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 44-48.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 45-50 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. GUSTS TO 35 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......EAST 29 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD/145000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...VERY GOOD/116000 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING VERY GOOD/100000 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...07

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REQUESTED BY...IC  MACDONALD
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110430.PRIES.01/ABQ