FNUS75 KABQ 211455
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR 283...NM STATE FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
855 AM MDT SUN APR 21 2013

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

DISCUSSION...
DRY...WARM AND BREEZY CONDITIONS TO PERSIST. TODAY WILL BE A
RELATIVE DOWN DAY FOR WINDS COMPARED TO YESTERDAY. STILL...DEEP
LAYER MIXING WITH EXCELLENT VENT RATES EXPECTED BY AFTERNOON.
MONDAY MAY BE A CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER DAY WITH TURBULENT MIXING...
GUSTY WINDS AND ELEVATED HAINES INDICES. A RED FLAG WARNING MAY
BECOME NECESSARY FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......SUNNY WITH A FEW CLOUDS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 64-68.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 12-17 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH INCREASING TO
                       SOUTHWEST 9 TO 16 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                       GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......13000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 23 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/282161 KNOT-FT AT 1700 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/62111 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/282161 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 40-44.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 28-33 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 9 TO 17 MPH DECREASING NORTHWEST
                       TO 3 TO 8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO
                       25 MPH IN THE EVENING.
   VENTILATION TREND...EXCELLENT/242000 KNOT-FT BY EARLY-EVENING
                       BECOMING POOR/3000 KNOT-FT BY LATE-EVENING.

FOR MONDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 70-74.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 10-15 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO
                       25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH
                       IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......14000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 29 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/390341 KNOT-FT AT 1600 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...EXCELLENT/253356 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/390341 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...11

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REQUESTED BY...ENGINE 45
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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