FNUS75 KABQ 052206
FWSABQ

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

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

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE FIRE WEATHER ZONE FROM 11 AM
TO 8 PM MDT SATURDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING...

DISCUSSION...
MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES WILL CONTINUE TODAY. EMBEDDED HIGH BASED
SHOWERS WILL BE FOUND IN THIS CLOUD COVER. VERY LITTLE RAIN WOULD
COME FROM THIS ACTIVITY. WINDS WILL REMAIN RATHER SQUIRRELLY
THROUGH THE DAY PERIOD...GENERALLY DRIVEN BY TERRAN AND LOCALIZED
SHOWERS IN THE AREA. THE FLOW ALOFT IS SOUTHWESTERLY AND INCREASING.
MODERATE HUMIDITY RECOVERIES EXPECTED TONIGHT WITH WARM TEMPERATURES.
STRONGER WINDS ARE EXPECTED FOR SATURDAY ALTHOUGH HUMIDITY IS
TRICKY. AS OF RIGHT NOW...EXPECT READINGS TO BE ABOVE 15 PCT
BUT LOWER ELEVATIONS WOULD FALL BELOW 15 PCT. THUS A RED FLAG
FOR THOSE AREAS.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                       AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......30 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 75-76...OCCURRED AT OBSERVATION
                       TIME OF 1500.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 25-27 PERCENT EARLIER TODAY...MINIMUM
                       THROUGH 1800 WILL BE 44 TO 46 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........VARIABLE WINDS WILL BE OBSERVED BUT
                       THE MOST PROBABLE DIRECTION WOULD BE
                       NORTH/NORTHEAST AND WESTERLY 8 TO 13 MPH.
                       GUSTS IN THE 20S. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                       EXPECTED NEAR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                       AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 48-51.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 54-58 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........VARIABLE WINDS DURING THE EARLY EVENING
                       BUT THE MOST PROBABLE DIRECTION WOULD
                       BE WESTERLY. SPEEDS 9 TO 12 MPH BECOMING
                       LIGHTER WESTERLY 1 TO 6 MPH BETWEEN 2000
                       TO 2200. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH EARLY EVENING.
                       GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.

FOR SATURDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF A
                       HIGH BASED SHOWER.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 73-77.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 20-25 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........UPSLOPE WINDS OR NORTHERLY 3 TO 6 MPH
                       BECOMING WEST/SOUTHWEST WINDS MID TO LATE
                       MORNING 8 TO 15 MPH.  INCREASING TO
                       SOUTHWEST 16 TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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.05/ABQ