FNUS75 KABQ 231221
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR 2ND WASH FIRE...NAVAJO REGION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
621 AM MDT SAT MAR 23 2013

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

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT
THIS EVENING...

DISCUSSION...
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL RAPIDLY PICK UP AFTER SUNRISE...WITH GUSTS
NEAR 40 MPH THIS AFTERNOON IN THE WAKE OF A FRONT. DESPITE BELOW
NORMAL TEMPERATURES BEHIND THE FRONT...A VERY DRY AIRMASS WILL
RESULT IN HUMIDITIES BELOW 15 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. THEREFORE...
DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...A RED FLAG WARNING IS
IN EFFECT. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE AFTER SUNSET. FAIR HUMIDITY
RECOVERIES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT ALONG WITH MUCH COLDER
TEMPERATURES. MINIMUM TEMPERATURES WILL BE 10 TO 15 DEGREES BELOW
NORMAL. LESS WIND IS EXPECTED ON SUNDAY...BUT IT WILL REMAIN BREEZY
AND DRY.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 45-49.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 8-13 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 22 MPH INCREASING TO
                       20 TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO
                       40 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......10500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST 25 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/231580 KNOT-FT AT 1300 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...EXCELLENT/224333 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/215704 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 17-21.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 37-42 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 18 MPH BECOMING 5
                       TO 8 MPH AFTER SUNSET. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN
                       THE EVENING.
   VENTILATION TREND...EXCELLENT/162000 KNOT-FT BY EARLY-EVENING
                       BECOMING POOR/2500 KNOT-FT BY LATE-EVENING.

FOR SUNDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 47-51.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 10-15 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING 7 TO 9
                       MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST 18 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD/133333 KNOT-FT AT 1700 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/66504 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING VERY GOOD/133333 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...34

$$

REQUESTED BY...GOLDEN MOORE
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130323.2NDWA.01/ABQ