FNUS75 KABQ 112250
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR RED FERN...ABQ ZONE T3 TEAM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
450 PM MDT FRI JUN 11 2010

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

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT TODAY FOR
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW
HUMIDITY...

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW
HUMIDITY...

DISCUSSION...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 30 MPH AND LOW RH
THIS AFTERNOON COULD GIVE WAY TO ISOLATED LATE DAY THUNDERSTORMS
WITH ERRATIC WINDS. SOUTHERLY WINDS SATURDAY WILL BE EVEN STRONGER
AND THE AIRMASS ALMOST AS DRY AS TODAY. TEMPERATURES SATURDAY WILL
BE 3 TO 5 DEGREES COOLER AS A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE TO OUR WEST
APPROACHES.

FOR THIS AFTERNOON
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF DRY
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-81.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 12 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS UP
                       TO 30 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT....... .12500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH 22 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/275000 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......ISOLATED EVENING DRY THUNDERSTORMS...THEN
                       PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-54.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 38-43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 16 MPH DECREASING TO 7 TO 9
                       MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                       NEAR THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING.

FOR SATURDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-76.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 14-19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO
                       30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
                       GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT....... .11500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH 33 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/379500 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...07

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REQUESTED BY...REESE KERBOW
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100611.REDFE.01/ABQ