FNUS75 KABQ 061731
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR ENCINOSA...N2S
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1131 AM MDT SAT JUN 6 2009

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

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING...

DISCUSSION...
A MIX OF TERRAIN DRIVEN AND SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BE ON TAP FOR THE
AFTERNOON. SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME MORE DOMINANT AS
THE AFTERNOON PROGRESSES AND WILL INCREASE IN SPEED. WIND GUSTS
NEAR 35 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. SHOWER ACTIVITY IS NOT EXPECTED
TODAY. WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL. THOUGH MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY READINGS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN ABOVE 15
PERCENT TODAY...LOWER ELEVATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DROP BELOW 15
PERCENT...THUS A RED FLAG WARNING FOR THOSE AREAS. FAIR HUMIDITY
RECOVERIES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT. WINDS WILL REMAIN UP ON SUNDAY
AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO BE NEAR 15 PERCENT. THUS A
FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SUNDAY.


FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 74-78.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 19-24 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DRIVEN INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 18 TO
                       28 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 41-45.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 41-46 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH BECOMING TERRAIN
                       DRIVEN TO 4 TO 8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
                       GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE EVENING.

FOR SUNDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 71-75.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 15-20 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO
                       SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                       GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.

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...34

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REQUESTED BY...V GARCIA
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090606.ENCIN.01/ABQ