FNUS75 KABQ 212045
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR BIRD...BIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
245 PM MDT THU MAR 21 2013

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

DISCUSSION...

CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR THE BIRD WILDFIRE
FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS
TODAY. AS A MAINLY DRY PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM SLIDES THROUGH NORTHEAST
NEW MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON A COLD FRONT WILL SLIDE IN BEHIND IT...STRONG
WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH A VERY DRY AIRMASS TO
CREATE RED FLAG CONDITIONS ALONG AND NEAR THE INTERSTATE 25
CORRIDOR FROM ALBUQUERQUE TO SANTA FE THROUGH AROUND 1900 HOURS.
THE STRONG WEST WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWESTERLY AND GRADUALLY
BEGIN TO SUBSIDE THEREAFTER. POOR TO FAIR RELATIVE HUMIDITY
RECOVERIES ARE FORECAST OVERNIGHT AS WESTERLY BREEZES KEEP
TEMPERATURES FROM DROPPING MUCH. COOLER CONDITIONS BEHIND THE
FRONT ARE IN STORE FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON...ALONG WITH SOMEWHAT
WEAKER WINDS. WINDS WILL...HOWEVER...INCREASE ONCE AGAIN AROUND MID
AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH MID EVENING FRIDAY.


FOR THE REMAINDER OF TODAY AND TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 35-39.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 34-39 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST-NORTHWEST WINDS 16 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS
                       TO 26 MPH THIS AFTERNOON BECOMING NORTHWEST
                       10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 22 MPH AFTER 1700
                       THEN NORTH 5 TO 9 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

FOR FRIDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS. AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                       AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 63-67.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 14-19 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST 4-7 MPH DURING THE LATE MORNING THEN
                       WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                       16 MPH AFTER 1200. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                       NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE 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...33

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REQUESTED BY...IC  VCALABAZA
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130321.BIRD_.01/ABQ