ABQ FWZ108: EAST CENTRAL PLAINS/ROSWELL BLM/ABZ-SNZ

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Current Nearby ASOS Observations: 
CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS
TUCUMCARI      CLEAR     54  34  46 CALM      29.85F                  
CLOVIS AIRPORT CLEAR     48  34  57 W3        29.92R                  
CANNON AFB     CLEAR     58  35  40 W6        29.88F
Links to Nearby RAWS Observations:
Melrose Range(4350 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:
TUCUMCARI ASOS...4050 FT MSL

NMZ108-031400-
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108
EAST CENTRAL PLAINS/ROSWELL BLM/ABZ-SNZ-
330 PM MDT WED OCT 2 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM MDT THURSDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY
EVENING...

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51-56.
   24 HR TREND......LITTLE CHANGE.
MAX HUMIDITY........35-45 PCT.
   24 HR TREND......DOWN 16 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........4 LOW DECREASING TO 3 VERY LOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-84.
   24 HR TREND......DOWN 5 DEGREES.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-16 PCT.
   24 HR TREND......UP 4 PCT.
WIND...20 FOOT......WEST 20 TO 30 MPH.
                    GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
10000 FT MSL WIND...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PCT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW INCREASING TO 4 LOW IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 24 KNOTS.
VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/216000 KNOT-FT.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-58.
   24 HR TREND......UP 2 DEGREES.
MAX HUMIDITY........40-60 PCT.
   24 HR TREND......UP 4 PCT.
WIND...20 FOOT......SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH.
                    GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
10000 FT MSL WIND...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH INCREASING TO 35 TO 45
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PCT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW DECREASING TO 3 VERY LOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.FRIDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75.
   24 HR TREND......DOWN 8 DEGREES.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PCT.
   24 HR TREND......UP 4 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 25 TO 35 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PCT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 24 KNOTS.
VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/252000 KNOT-FT.


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS 58 TO 63. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO
20 MPH. MINIMUM HUMIDITY 20 TO 30 PERCENT.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS 72 TO 77. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MINIMUM HUMIDITY 13 TO 18 PERCENT.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS 81 TO 86. WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH.
MINIMUM HUMIDITY 11 TO 16 PERCENT.