FNUS75 KABQ 270113
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR PILAR...NM-CAF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
713 PM MDT SAT MAY 26 2012

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

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

DISCUSSION...
DRY PACIFIC COLD FRONT TO COME THROUGH FIRE AREA BETWEEN ABOUT 730 PM
AND 930 PM. AS IT PASSES THROUGH WINDS MAY PICK UP SOME...BY AS MUCH
AS 5 OR 10 MPH FROM THE AFTERNOON OBSERVED SPEEDS. SUNDAY WINDS TO
BE A BIT LOWER...THOUGH STILL BREEZY TO LOCALLY WINDY LATE MORNING
INTO THE AFTERNOON. HUMIDITY LEVELS REMAINING VERY LOW WITH POOR
OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES...THOUGH THE LATTER MAY IMPROVE A LITTLE BY
MONDAY. AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES SUNDAY ABOUT 10 TO 15 DEGREES COOLER
THAN TODAY.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLEAR. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST EARLY IN
                       THE EVENING...ALONG WITH SOME SMOKE FROM GILA
                       FIRES MAINLY BEFORE MIDNIGHT MIDNIGHT.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 39-43.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 25-30 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST 15 TO 23 MPH BECOMING WEST
                       8 TO 16 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS BETWEEN 20
                       AND 35 MPH BEFORE 11 PM.
   VENTILATION TREND...EXCELLENT/430500 KNOT-FT BY EARLY-EVENING
                       BECOMING POOR/7500 KNOT-FT BY LATE-EVENING.

FOR SUNDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 69-73.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 8-13 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST 8 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 13 TO 22 MPH
                       AFTER 11 AM. GUSTS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 23 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/204089 KNOT-FT AT 1600 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/97926 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/204089 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...STEVE MIRANDA
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120526.PILAR.01/ABQ