FNUS75 KABQ 241756
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR H-12...N.M. STATE FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1156 AM MDT MON MAY 24 2010

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

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

DISCUSSION...
STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE PEAKING NOW THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON.
AS THE AFTERNOON PROGRESSES...LOOK FOR THE WINDS TO GRADUALLY
LESSEN. HUMIDITY VALUES WILL ALSO GRADUALLY FALL...ESPECIALLY SINCE
THE CLOUD COVER HAS THINNED SIGNIFICANTLY. MODERATE HUMIDITY
RECOVERIES EXPECTED TONIGHT WITH MUCH LIGHTER WINDS LATE THIS
EVENING INTO THE OVERNIGHT. MOISTURE FROM THE EAST WILL GRADUALLY
WORK ITS WAY INTO THE FIRE AREA LATER TUESDAY IN THE FORM OF
SCATTERED CLOUDS AND PERHAPS SOME HIT AND MISS SHOWERS/STORMS.
STORMS TUESDAY AFTERNOON WILL CONTAIN A MIXTURE OF WETTER AND
DRIER ACTIVITY WITH HEAVIER RAIN FOUND WITHIN A SMALL FOOTPRINT
UNDER THE MAIN THUNDERSTORM CORE. GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS WOULD BE
THE MAIN CONCERN THEN.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-57.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 11-16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........WEST/SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 MPH WITH
                       GUSTS TO 45 MPH LESSENING TO 17 TO 23 MPH
                       WITH GUSTS TO 33 MPH BETWEEN 2000 TO 2200.
FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLEAR WITH A FEW HIGH CIRRUS LATE
                       TONIGHT.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....18-22.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 40-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........WESTERLY WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH IN THE EVENING
                       BECOMING TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 8 MPH
                       BETWEEN 2100 TO 2300. GUSTS UP TO 28 MPH
                       EARLY EVENING.

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 5 TO 8 MPH INCREASING TO
                       SOUTH 11 TO 16 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...50

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