FNUS75 KABQ 241645
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR GARCIA...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1045 AM MDT THU MAY 24 2012

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

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY
EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...

DISCUSSION...
VERY LOW HUMIDITY AND STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL AGGRAVATE FURTHER
THE ALREADY DRY CONDITIONS OVER NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. GENERALLY POOR
NIGHTTIME HUMIDITY RECOVERIES OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL NIGHTS WITH RED
FLAG CONDITIONS NEXT 2 TO 3 DAYS AT LEAST STARTING MID TO LATE
MORNING AND CONTINUING AT LEAST INTO MID EVENING. NO SIGNIFICANT
RAIN CHANCES THROUGH AT LEAST EARLY NEXT WEEK.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 78-82.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 9-14 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST 10 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 17 TO 25 MPH
                       STARTING BETWEEN NOON AND 2 PM. GUSTS UP TO
                       30 OR 35 MPH POSSIBLE ON OCCASION.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 28 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/275086 KNOT-FT AT 1700 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...VERY GOOD/124667 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/275086 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 47-51.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 28-33 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST TO SOUTHWEST 13 TO 20 MPH DOWN TO 7
                       TO 13 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 25 OR
                       30 MPH POSSIBLE THIS EVENING.
   VENTILATION TREND...EXCELLENT/270000 KNOT-FT BY EARLY-EVENING
                       BECOMING POOR/3500 KNOT-FT BY LATE-EVENING.

FOR FRIDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 77-81.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 9-14 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST 7 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 18 TO
                       30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS BETWEEN 30
                       AND 40 MPH POSSIBLE.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......11000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 30 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/327691 KNOT-FT AT 1700 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...VERY GOOD/135748 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/327691 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...RENEE ISACKSON
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120524.GARCI.01/ABQ