ABQ FWZ106: MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/SOCORRO AND ALBUQUERQUE BLM/ABZ-GLZ

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Current Nearby ASOS Observations: 
CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS
ALBUQUERQUE NM
ALBUQUERQUE    CLEAR     53  34  48 SE7       30.01S                  
DOUBLE EAGLE   CLEAR     53  27  36 CALM      30.03S
Links to Nearby RAWS Observations:
Abq Foothills Aprs(5801 ft MSL)
Corrales Aprs(5801 ft MSL)
Sandia Lakes Raws(5000 ft MSL)
Sevilleta Raws(5000 ft MSL)
Socorro Aprs(4623 ft MSL)
Bosque Raws(4500 ft MSL)

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

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... 
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:
ALBUQUERQUE ASOS...5300 FT MSL

NMZ106-031400-
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106
MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/SOCORRO AND ALBUQUERQUE BLM/ABZ-GLZ-
330 PM MDT WED OCT 2 2013

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY
EVENING...

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-48.
   24 HR TREND......LITTLE CHANGE.
MAX HUMIDITY........44-64 PCT.
   24 HR TREND......UP 5 PCT.
WIND...20 FOOT......SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
10000 FT MSL WIND...WEST 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PCT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81.
   24 HR TREND......DOWN 3 DEGREES.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-16 PCT.
   24 HR TREND......LITTLE CHANGE.
WIND...20 FOOT......SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH.
                    GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
10000 FT MSL WIND...WEST 20 TO 25 MPH.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PCT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW INCREASING TO 5 MODERATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 24 KNOTS.
VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/276000 KNOT-FT.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-49.
   24 HR TREND......LITTLE CHANGE.
MAX HUMIDITY........38-58 PCT.
   24 HR TREND......DOWN 2 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 WEST 35 TO
                    45 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PCT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.FRIDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71.
   24 HR TREND......DOWN 11 DEGREES.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PCT.
   24 HR TREND......UP 3 PCT.
WIND...20 FOOT......NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH.
                    GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.
10000 FT MSL WIND...WEST 35 TO 45 MPH DECREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PCT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW INCREASING TO 3 VERY LOW IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 20 KNOTS.
VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/170000 KNOT-FT.


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS 63 TO 68. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MINIMUM HUMIDITY 14 TO 24 PERCENT.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS 71 TO 76. TERRAIN DOMINATED WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. MINIMUM HUMIDITY 11 TO 16 PERCENT.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS 77 TO 82. TERRAIN DOMINATED WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. MINIMUM HUMIDITY 10 TO 15 PERCENT.