FNUS75 KABQ 282300
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR HORSE SHOE FIRE...CARSON NAT. FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
500 PM MDT WED APR 28 2010

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

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...

DISCUSSION...WINDS WILL BE ERRATIC OVERNIGHT WITH PERIODIC WIND
GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE. HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WILL BE FAIR WITH
INCREASING CLOUD COVER. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BLOW THURSDAY WITH
THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. SHOWERS WILL
ATTEMPT TO DEVELOP BY LATE AFTERNOON.

REST OF TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-69.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 12-16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT....... .4500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 49 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/220500 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-39.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 42-47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

FOR THURSDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-58.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50
                       MPH. GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE LATE MORNING.
                       GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT....... .7500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 55 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/412500 KNOT-FT.

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...42

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REQUESTED BY...ERNIE LOPEZ
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100428.HORSE.01/ABQ