FNUS75 KABQ 111340
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR SOUTH FORK FIRE...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
740 AM MDT FRI JUN 11 2010

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

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...

DISCUSSION...WINDS INCREASING BY AFTERNOON TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. ISOLATED HIGH BASED AFTERNOON/EVENING THUNDERSTORMS
WITH DRY LIGHTNING POSSIBLE.  MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES AND DIMINISHING SOUTHWEST
WINDS OVERNIGHT.  ON SATURDAY...STRONGER SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO 40 MPH AND DRY CONDITIONS...AS A TROUGH ALOFT MOVES CLOSER TO NEW MEXICO.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN PARTLY
                       CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF DRY
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-73.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO
                       SOUTHWEST 13 TO 23 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                       GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                       EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                       AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-50.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 28-33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........SOUTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 22 MPH DECREASING TO 7
                       TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 35
                       MPH.

FOR SATURDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-67.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........SOUTH WINDS 11 TO 21 MPH INCREASING TO 23 TO
                       33 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 40 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...01

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REQUESTED BY...CHRIS TIPTON
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100611.SOUTH.02/ABQ