ABQ FWZ101: NORTHWEST PLATEAU/FARMINGTON AND ALBUQUERQUE BLM/ABZ-TAZ

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Current Nearby ASOS Observations: 
CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS
FARMINGTON     NOT AVBL
Links to Nearby RAWS Observations:
Albino Canyon Raws(7160 ft MSL)
Cuba Raws(6172 ft MSL)

Fire Weather Zone Forecast issued at 330 PM MDT WED OCT 2 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM MDT THURSDAY... 
DISCUSSION...SOME BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE EARLY
EVENING WITH SOME NEAR CRITICAL WIND SPEEDS IN THE NORTHEAST
HIGHLANDS TO EAST CENTRAL PLAINS. STRONGER WINDS WILL DEVELOP ON
THURSDAY WITH WIDESPREAD CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED
IN THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU...NORTHWESTERN HIGHLANDS...AND MUCH OF
EASTERN NEW MEXICO. RIDGE TOPS WILL STAY BREEZY TO WINDY ALL THURSDAY
NIGHT AS COOLER AIR ADVANCES INTO THE STATE WITH A PACIFIC FRONT.
CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN BREEZY TO WINDY THROUGH MIDDAY FRIDAY WITH
MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES. SOME NEAR CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE CURRENTLY
FORECASTED IN CENTRAL AREAS OF NEW MEXICO FRIDAY...BUT THE
DRAMATICALLY COOLER TEMPERATURES COULD MITIGATE THIS THREAT. VERY
LITTLE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT
WITH THE FRONT PASSING THROUGH. A FEW NEW AREAS WILL LIKELY OBSERVE
FREEZING TEMPERATURES FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS FALL SATURDAY MORNING.

VENTILATION CATEGORY...MIXING HEIGHT AND TRANSPORT WINDS FOR THIS
ZONE ARE BASED ON THE FOLLOWING POINT:
FARMINGTON ASOS...5500 FT MSL

NMZ101-031400-
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101
NORTHWEST PLATEAU/FARMINGTON AND ALBUQUERQUE BLM/ABZ-TAZ-
330 PM MDT WED OCT 2 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM MDT THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-44.
   24 HR TREND......LITTLE CHANGE.
MAX HUMIDITY........50-70 PCT.
   24 HR TREND......UP 8 PCT.
WIND...20 FOOT......SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
                    GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
10000 FT MSL WIND...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PCT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75.
   24 HR TREND......DOWN 3 DEGREES.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PCT.
   24 HR TREND......UP 5 PCT.
WIND...20 FOOT......SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH.
                    GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
10000 FT MSL WIND...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PCT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW INCREASING TO 4 LOW IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 24 KNOTS.
VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/276000 KNOT-FT.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-40.
   24 HR TREND......DOWN 3 DEGREES.
MAX HUMIDITY........51-71 PCT.
   24 HR TREND......LITTLE CHANGE.
WIND...20 FOOT......WEST 15 TO 25 MPH.
                    GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
10000 FT MSL WIND...WEST 30 TO 40 MPH.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PCT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.FRIDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-59.
   24 HR TREND......DOWN 16 DEGREES.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PCT.
   24 HR TREND......UP 4 PCT.
WIND...20 FOOT......NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH.
                    GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.
10000 FT MSL WIND...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH DECREASING TO 15 TO 25
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PCT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 17 KNOTS.
VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/170000 KNOT-FT.


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS 56 TO 61. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH. MINIMUM HUMIDITY 17 TO 22 PERCENT.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS 65 TO 70. TERRAIN DOMINATED WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. MINIMUM HUMIDITY 11 TO 16 PERCENT.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS 72 TO 77. TERRAIN DOMINATED WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. MINIMUM HUMIDITY 9 TO 14 PERCENT.