FNUS75 KABQ 071057
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR MESA...SCD-BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
457 AM MDT SUN JUN 7 2009

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

DISCUSSION...
THE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT IS EXPECTED TO TIGHTEN TODAY. THIS
WILL LEAD TO SUFFICIENT MIXING WITH CORRESPONDING 20 FOOT WINDS
INCREASING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THE SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL ALSO
YIELD VERY DRY RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO
LOWER TEENS. AN HOUR OR TWO OF RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE.
IN ADDITION...A FEW HIGH BASED SHOWERS MAY DEVELOP DURING THE LATE
AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS WHICH COULD PRODUCE LOCALIZED
STRONG AND ERRATIC WIND GUSTS. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE
AROUND SUNSET WITH HUMIDITY RECOVERIES GRADUALLY IMPROVING
OVERNIGHT.  KW

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SPRINKLES IN THE
                       AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 82-86.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 7-12 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 15
                       TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 35
                       MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS POSSIBLE NEAR
                       HIGH BASED SHOWERS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......13500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 18 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/243000 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 49-53.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 24-29 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 21 MPH BECOMING
                       NORTHWEST 4 TO 7 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS
                       UP TO 35 MPH UNTIL SUNSET.

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...17

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REQUESTED BY...JAY ADAMS
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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