FNUS75 KABQ 240131
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR GARCIA...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
731 PM MDT WED MAY 23 2012

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

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MDT THIS EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT THURSDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY
EVENING...

DISCUSSION...CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS ONGOING OVER THE BURN AREA
EARLY THIS EVENING WILL BE ALLEVIATED BY MIDNIGHT AS WINDS DIMINISH.
POOR RECOVERIES TONIGHT AND ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL LEAD INTO
ANOTHER DAY OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER THURSDAY AS WELL AS FRIDAY.
THIS SIGNIFICANT FIRE GROWTH PATTERN MAY CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 47-51.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 22-28 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........VARIABLE AND ERRATIC WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH EARLY
                       THIS EVENING WITH GUSTS UP TO 30...BECOMING
                       WEST NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
                       18 MPH AFTER SUNSET. WINDS MAY TURN EAST AND
                       BECOME TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 8 MPH BY
                       SUNRISE.
   VENTILATION TREND...EXCELLENT/407000 KNOT-FT BY EARLY-EVENING
                       BECOMING POOR/7500 KNOT-FT BY LATE-EVENING.

FOR THURSDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 76-80.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 9-14 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 5 MPH IN THE EARLY
                       MORNING BECOMING WEST SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH BY
                       MID MORNING THEN QUICKLY INCREASING TO 15 TO
                       25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 24 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/243679 KNOT-FT AT 1700 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...VERY GOOD/136622 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/243679 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...42

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REQUESTED BY...GARCIA IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120523.GARCI.01/ABQ