ABQ FWZ109: WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS/SOUTHWEST CIBOLA NF AND SOCORRO BLM/ABZ-GLZ

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Links to Nearby RAWS Observations:
Magdalena Raws(8500 ft MSL)
Datil Raws(8300 ft MSL)
Pelona Mountain Raws(8080 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:
MAGDALENA RAWS...8500 FT MSL

NMZ109-031400-
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109
WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS/SOUTHWEST CIBOLA NF AND SOCORRO BLM/ABZ-GLZ-
330 PM MDT WED OCT 2 2013

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....
   ABOVE 8000 FT....39-43.
   BELOW 8000 FT....40-45.
   24 HR TREND......LITTLE CHANGE.
MAX HUMIDITY........
   ABOVE 8000 FT....39-59 PCT.
   BELOW 8000 FT....42-62 PCT.
   24 HR TREND......UP 10 PCT.
WIND...20 FOOT......WEST 15 TO 20 MPH.
                    GUSTS UP TO 30 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 INCREASING TO 4 LOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....
   ABOVE 8000 FT....64-69.
   BELOW 8000 FT....71-76.
   24 HR TREND......DOWN 2 DEGREES.
MIN HUMIDITY........
   ABOVE 8000 FT....15-20 PCT.
   BELOW 8000 FT....12-17 PCT.
   24 HR TREND......LITTLE CHANGE.
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........3 VERY LOW INCREASING TO 4 LOW IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 24 KNOTS.
VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/180000 KNOT-FT.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....
   ABOVE 8000 FT....37-41.
   BELOW 8000 FT....40-45.
   24 HR TREND......LITTLE CHANGE.
MAX HUMIDITY........
   ABOVE 8000 FT....44-64 PCT.
   BELOW 8000 FT....43-63 PCT.
   24 HR TREND......UP 3 PCT.
WIND...20 FOOT......WEST 15 TO 20 MPH.
                    GUSTS UP TO 40 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.....
   ABOVE 8000 FT....56-61.
   BELOW 8000 FT....62-67.
   24 HR TREND......DOWN 8 DEGREES.
MIN HUMIDITY........
   ABOVE 8000 FT....17-22 PCT.
   BELOW 8000 FT....14-19 PCT.
   24 HR TREND......UP 3 PCT.
WIND...20 FOOT......WEST 15 TO 20 MPH.
                    GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
10000 FT MSL WIND...WEST 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 INCREASING TO 3 VERY LOW IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 18 KNOTS.
VENTILATION CAT.....VERY GOOD/135000 KNOT-FT.


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS 57 TO 62. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MINIMUM HUMIDITY 14 TO 24 PERCENT.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS 67 TO 72. TERRAIN DOMINATED WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. MINIMUM HUMIDITY 8 TO 13 PERCENT.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS 72 TO 77. TERRAIN DOMINATED WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. MINIMUM HUMIDITY 9 TO 14 PERCENT.