FNUS75 KABQ 161617
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR DAWSON...N2S
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1017 AM MDT TUE JUN 16 2009

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

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM MDT
THIS EVENING...

DISCUSSION...
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS DUE TO LOW RH AND BRISK WINDS FOR
PERIOD BETWEEN 2 AND 5 HOURS LATER THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS DIMINISHING
TO A FAIR DEGREE TONIGHT BUT PAIRED WITH POOR RH RECOVERY...THEN
PICKING BACK UP SOMEWHAT TUESDAY. WEAK TO MODERATE MOISTURE SURGE
FROM THE SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST WILL INCREASE CLOUDS WEDNESDAY...
HOLDING TEMPERATURES DOWN JUST ENOUGH TO KEEP HUMIDITY VALUES ABOVE
CRITICALLY LOW VALUES. THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT TO MODERATE CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND STORMS LATER WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...POSSIBLY
LINGERING INTO THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. MIX OF DRY AND WET STORMS...BUT
MORE DRY THAN WET INITIALLY. ANOTHER POSSIBLY STRONGER AND WETTER
MOISTURE SURGE FOR THE WEEKEND.


FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 80-85.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 11-16 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST THROUGH SOUTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH
                       BECOMING WEST AND SOUTHWEST AND INCREASING
                       TO 15 TO 23 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS
                       BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 50-55.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 35-41 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST AND SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH BECOMING
                       MAINLY DOWNSLOPE/TERRAIN DOMINATED 6 TO 12
                       MPH AFTER 9 OR 10 PM. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

FOR WEDNESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......INCREASING CLOUDS...ESPECIALLY IN THE
                       AFTERNOON...WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                       AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 3 PM. STORMS SHOULD
                       BE MORE DRY THAN WET.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 78-83.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 15-20 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........VARIABLE DIRECTION 6 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO
                       SOUTHWEST 15 TO 21 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                       GUSTS UP TO 25 OR 30 MPH. GUSTY ERRATIC
                       WINDS EXPECTED NEAR ANY 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...43

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REQUESTED BY...V GARCIA
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090616.DAWSO.01/ABQ