FNUS75 KABQ 061446
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR RIVERA FIRE...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
846 AM MDT THU MAY 6 2010

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

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR
STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...

DISCUSSION...
WEST WINDS INCREASING STEADILY THROUGH THE MORNING TO REACH A
GUSTY 30 TO 40 MPH BY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG
WELL INTO THE EVENING AS A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE
FIRE FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST. WINDS SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHWEST ON FRIDAY WITH COOLER TEMPERATURES AND INCREASED
HUMIDITIES.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-68.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 13-16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........WEST WINDS 10 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO
                       30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT....... .9000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 31 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/279000 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-38.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 42-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........WEST WINDS 16 TO 26 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 9
                       TO 15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 40
                       MPH.

FOR FRIDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-64.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 19-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........NORTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       WEST 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT....... .10500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 23 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/241500 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...25

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REQUESTED BY...MATEO PACHECO ICT4  T
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100506.RIVER.01/ABQ