FNUS75 KABQ 241256
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR H-12...N.M. STATE FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
656 AM MDT MON MAY 24 2010

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

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MDT
THIS EVENING...

DISCUSSION...
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED OVER THE BURN SITE
TODAY. SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE AT THE 20 FOOT LEVEL
TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AT TIMES. THE PEAK WINDS
WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 11 AM AND 3 PM. WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY LATE
AFTERNOON AND BECOME LIGHT AFTER SUNSET. OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES WILL
BE FAIR TO GOOD. MOISTURE WILL INCREASE BY MID TO LATE WEEK WITH
CHANCES FOR HIGH TERRAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS INCREASING.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN CLEARING.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-57.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN  9-12 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........SOUTHWEST WINDS 21 TO 31 MPH.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....19-23.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 41-46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........WEST WINDS 8 TO 18 MPH IN THE EVENING
                       BECOMING TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 8 MPH.
                       GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

FOR TUESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING
                       MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                       AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-68.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH INCREASING TO
                       SOUTH 12 TO 17 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS
                       UP TO 25 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                       EXPECTED NEAR 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...17

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REQUESTED BY...MIKE NEATHAMER
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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