FNUS75 KABQ 051505
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR ENCINOSA...N2S
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
905 AM MDT FRI JUN 5 2009

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...

DISCUSSION...
MOSTLY CLOUDY CONDITIONS WILL KEEP TEMPERATURES DOWN TODAY AND
DELAY THE ONSET OF GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS UNTIL AROUND NOON.
AN ISOLATED SHOWER OR EVEN A BRIEF THUNDERSTORM IS POSSIBLE THIS
AFTERNOON BUT THE EXPECTATION IS FOR VERY LITTLE PRECIPITATION TO
REACH THE GROUND. WINDS WILL BECOME WINDY ON SATURDAY AND A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT SATURDAY. SHOWERS AND STORMS
THAT DO DEVELOP WILL TEND TO MOVE QUICKLY FROM THE SOUTHWEST
TO NORTHEAST.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 72-76.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 22-27 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH INCREASING TO
                       SOUTHWEST 11 TO 16 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                       GUSTS BETWEEN 22 TO 28 MPH. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR ANY
                       THUNDERSTORMS.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                       AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 47-52.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 45-50 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS UP
                       TO 28 MPH BECOMING WEST 7 TO 10 MPH
                       BETWEEN 2200 TO 2300. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                       WINDS POSSIBLE NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                       EVENING.

FOR SATURDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS. THEY WOULD BE ON THE DRIER
                       SIDE AND FAST MOVING.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 73-77.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 20-25 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST/SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 15 MPH
                       INCREASING TO 18 TO 26 MPH IN THE
                       AFTERNOON. GUSTS IN THE 30S. ERRATIC
                       WINDS FOUND NEAR HIGH BASED SHOWERS.

FORECASTS FOR WINDS ARE 20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS AND MUST BE ADJUSTED
ACCORDING TO FUEL TYPE AND SHELTERING TO GET EYE LEVEL WIND SPEED.

FORECASTER...50

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REQUESTED BY...V GARCIA
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090605.ENCIN.01/ABQ