FNUS75 KABQ 120152
FWSABQ

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

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

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY...

DISCUSSION...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL HAVE MOVED NORTH OF THE
RED FERN WILDFIRE BY 9 PM ALTHOUGH CLOUDS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE FROM
SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST OVER THE AREA BEFORE DIMINISHING BETWEEN 9 PM
AND MIDNIGHT.
SOUTHERLY WINDS SATURDAY WILL BE EVEN STRONGER THAN THEY WERE TODAY
AND THE AIRMASS SATURDAY ALMOST AS DRY AS FRIDAY. TEMPERATURES
SATURDAY WILL BE 3 TO 5 DEGREES COOLER AS A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE
APPROACHES FROM THE WEST.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL ABOUT
                       9 PM...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY.
    CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-54.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 38-43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH DECREASING TO 6 TO 9
                       MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
                       GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       EVENING THUNDERSTORMS.

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...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100611.REDFE.02/ABQ