FNUS75 KABQ 110125
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR CUDEI 2 FIRE...NAVAJO REGION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
725 PM MDT TUE APR 10 2012

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

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...

NOTE: YOUR OBSERVED DEWPOINT READING IS RUNNING 20 TO 30 DEGREES
HIGHER THAN NEARBY SITES NEAR THE RIVER. THUS YOUR WETBULB READING
IS SUSPECT. SINCE YOU ARE LOCATED IN PERHAPS A LITTLE MORE MOIST
ENVIRONMENT RIGHT ALONG THE RIVER WILL MAKE RH FORECAST DEPENDENT
ON INITIAL DEWPOINT OF 28 DEGREES.

DISCUSSION...
AT LEAST LOW GRADE RED FLAG CONDITIONS A GOOD POTENTIAL FOR AT LEAST
2 TO 4 HOUR PERIOD WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WITH WINDS A BIT LESS PERHAPS
ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WETTING PRECIPITATION POTENTIAL
THROUGH FRIDAY...BUT SOME POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR THE WEEKEND. RH
RECOVERY POOR TO LOCALLY FAIR TONIGHT AND PERHAPS A LITTLE IMPROVEMENT
BY WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY THIS EVENING WITH SOME CLEARING
                       AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 45-49.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 40-45 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........VARIABLE DIRECTION OVERNIGHT 4 TO 9 MPH BUT
                       THROUGH MIDNIGHT PERIODIC SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH
                       WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.

FOR WEDNESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 78-82.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 10-15 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTH AND
                       SOUTHWEST 14 TO 22 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS
                       UP TO 30 MPH POSSIBLE.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......14000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH 29 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/406000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/60494 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/399363 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...IC GOLDEN MOORE
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120410.CUDEI.01/ABQ