FNUS75 KABQ 121227
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR ELEMENTARY...BIA/NPA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
627 AM MDT MON APR 12 2010

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

DISCUSSION...INCREASING SOUTH WINDS TODAY AS UPPER TROUGH MOVES
INTO FOUR CORNERS REGION. THERE MAY BE AN HOUR OR TWO OF
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS BY LATE IN THE AFTERNOON DUE TO
MARGINALLY LOW HUMIDITIES AND STRENGTHENING WINDS. LOW LEVEL MOISTURE
WILL REMAIN MEAGER TONIGHT WITH FAIR RH RECOVERY...BUT INCREASING MID
LEVEL MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH THE UPPER TROUGH MAY BE SUFFICIENT TO
IGNITE A FEW MAINLY DRY SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS NEAR OR OVER THE
BURN SITE. WINDS MAY REMAIN GUSTY AS WELL AFTER SUNSET AND TUESDAY
AS THE TROUGH MOVES OVER THE AREA...THEREFORE CRITICAL CONDITIONS
MAY BE POSSIBLE FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR OR TWO TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING
                       PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-79.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO
                       SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS
                       UP TO 35 MPH.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF MAINLY DRY
                       SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-46.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 42-47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........SOUTH WINDS 18 TO 28 MPH DECREASING TO 10 TO
                       18 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
                       GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS.

FOR TUESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-75.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 11-16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........SOUTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 21 MPH INCREASING TO
                       18 TO 28 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO
                       35 MPH.

FORECASTS FOR WINDS ARE 20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS AND MUST BE ADJUSTED
ACCORDING TO FUEL TYPE AND SHELTERING TO GET EYE LEVEL WIND SPEED.

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REQUESTED BY...DARROLL ABEYTA
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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