FNUS75 KABQ 061356
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR STATION  1...N6S
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
756 AM MDT TUE APR 6 2010

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

...RED FLAG WARNING TODAY FROM 9 AM MDT THIS MORNING UNTIL 8 PM MDT
THIS EVENING...

DISCUSSION...GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL STEADILY INCREASE THIS MORNING
AS RH DECREASES.  CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BY
AROUND NOON.  CLOUDS MAY THICKEN A BIT THIS MORNING BEHIND THE
SURFACE FRONT WITH MOSTLY SUNNY CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON.  COOLER
AIR IS MOVING IN BEHIND THE FRONT AND TEMPERATURES WILL BE 15 TO
20 DEGREES COOLER THAN THOSE ON MONDAY.  COOLER TONIGHT AS WELL BUT
DEW POINTS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE RESULTING IN RH RECOVERIES
SIMILAR TO THOSE OF LAST NIGHT.


FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY THIS MORNING BECOMING MOSTLY
                       SUNNY THIS AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-65.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 08-13 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........WEST WINDS WILL STEADILY INCREASE THIS
                       MORNING BECOMING 15 TO 2O MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                       25. SPEEDS WILL REACH 20 TO 30 MPH IN THE
                       AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 TO 45 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT....... .10500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 29 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/304500 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....28-32.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 40-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP
                       TO 35 MPH DECREASING IN THE EVENING WITH
                       SPEEDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

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...05

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REQUESTED BY...BILL IKORNRUMPH
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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