FNUS75 KABQ 101501
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR BATTLESHIP ROCK...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
901 AM MDT THU JUN 10 2010

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

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM MDT
THIS EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY
EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...

DISCUSSION...
AN ENHANCED WIND PERIOD LEADING TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY. PEAK WIND
DAY APPEARS TO BE SATURDAY. THIS WILL BE COMBINED WITH LONG
DURATIONS OF LOW HUMIDITY AND POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERY TONIGHT.
TEMPERATURES WILL COOL SOME DUE TO THE APPROACH OF THE UPPER TROUGH
AND SOME MEAGER MOISTURE IN THE MID LEVELS COULD GET SQUEEZED OUT
INTO THE FORM OF HIGH BASED VIRGA OR ENHANCED CUMULUS DEVELOPMENT
ON FRIDAY. A SOLID HIGH HAINES OF 6 DAY TODAY.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-87.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 6-9 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........DEVELOPING UPSLOPE 4 TO 7 MPH THROUGH THE
                       MORNING. SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO
                       WEST 11 TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS
                       BETWEEN 25 TO 31 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT....... .13000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 20 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/260000 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-59.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........WEST/SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 16 MPH BECOMING
                       LIGHTER DOWNSLOPE 1 TO 3 MPH BY LATE EVENING.
                       THE HIGHER RIDGES IN THE AREA WOULD SEE MORE
                       OF A SOUTHWESTERLY WIND 7 TO 10 MPH MOST OF
                       THE OVERNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH EARLY
                       EVENING.

FOR FRIDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING
                       PARTLY CLOUDY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. A FEW
                       MODERATE CUMULUS BUILDUPS POSSIBLE WITH SOME
                       VIRGA.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-83.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 10-13 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........INCREASING UPSLOPE AND EVENTUALLY TRUE
                       SOUTHWEST WINDS DURING THE MORNING. SPEEDS
                       DURING THE MORNING 7 TO 12 MPH.
                       SOUTH/SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 21 MPH IN THE
                       AFTERNOON. GUSTS BETWEEN 27 TO 33 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT....... .12000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH 18 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/216000 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...50

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REQUESTED BY...HAMMON
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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