FNUS75 KABQ 261705
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR CHIMAYO...TAOS DISPATCH CENTER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1105 AM MDT MON MAR 26 2012

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

DISCUSSION...
MID AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS WILL MOVE EAST OF THE BURN SITE THROUGH THE
MORNING HOURS.  WINDS WILL PICK UP STEADILY TODAY AS WELL WITH
GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS IN THE AFTERNOON.  DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST
WITH SINGLE DIGIT MIN RH POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND TEMPERATURES
WELL ABOVE SEASONAL AVERAGES. LOW END FAIR TO POOR OVERNIGHT RH
RECOVERIES THIS EVENING AND CONTINUED DRY ON TUESDAY WILL LESS WIND
AND A MODEST COOL DOWN WITH TEMPERATURES REMAINING ABOVE SEASONAL
LEVELS.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING WITH MOSTLY MID
                       AND HIGH CLOUDS MOVING EAST OF THE BURN SITE
                       WITH MOSTLY CLEAR CONDITIONS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 67-71.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 08-12 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 15
                       TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 30
                       MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 23 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/184000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...VERY GOOD/107949 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/168000 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 30-34.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 28-33 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 7
                       TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 25
                       MPH BEFORE MIDNIGHT.

FOR TUESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 64-68.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 11-16 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       WEST AROUND 7 TO 10 IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 12 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/78000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/3704 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING GOOD/76235 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...KYLE SAHD
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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