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ABQ FWZ104: NORTHEAST PLAINS/KIOWA AND RITA BLANCA GRASSLANDS/ABZ-TAZ-SNZ

CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS
CLAYTON        CLEAR     54  26  34 W13       29.86F                  

Mills Canyon Raws(5856 ft MSL)

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

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:
CLAYTON ASOS...5000 FT MSL

NMZ104-031400-
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104
NORTHEAST PLAINS/KIOWA AND RITA BLANCA GRASSLANDS/ABZ-TAZ-SNZ-
330 PM MDT WED OCT 2 2013

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

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-54.
   24 HR TREND......LITTLE CHANGE.
MAX HUMIDITY........27-37 PCT.
   24 HR TREND......DOWN 32 PCT.
WIND...20 FOOT......WEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
                    GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
10000 FT MSL WIND...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO
                    30 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PCT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE DECREASING TO 4 LOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81.
   24 HR TREND......DOWN 5 DEGREES.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PCT.
   24 HR TREND......UP 2 PCT.
WIND...20 FOOT......SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH.
                    GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
10000 FT MSL WIND...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PCT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 22 KNOTS.
VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/209000 KNOT-FT.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51-56.
   24 HR TREND......LITTLE CHANGE.
MAX HUMIDITY........34-44 PCT.
   24 HR TREND......UP 7 PCT.
WIND...20 FOOT......SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH.
                    GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
10000 FT MSL WIND...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH INCREASING TO 40 TO 50
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PCT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.FRIDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-69.
   24 HR TREND......DOWN 13 DEGREES.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PCT.
   24 HR TREND......UP 8 PCT.
WIND...20 FOOT......WEST 25 TO 35 MPH.
                    GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.
10000 FT MSL WIND...WEST 40 TO 50 MPH DECREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PCT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW INCREASING TO 4 LOW IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 30 KNOTS.
VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/270000 KNOT-FT.


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS 55 TO 60. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MINIMUM HUMIDITY 20 TO 30 PERCENT.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS 69 TO 74. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MINIMUM HUMIDITY 13 TO 18 PERCENT.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS 78 TO 83. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO
20 MPH. MINIMUM HUMIDITY 9 TO 14 PERCENT.