FNUS75 KABQ 121657
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR MARATHON...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1057 AM MDT SAT JUN 12 2010

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

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

DISCUSSION...
RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH 9 PM. BECOMING WINDY THIS AFTERNOON
WITH MINIMUM RH VALUES DROPPING INTO THE TEENS. ONLY FAIR RH RECOVERY
TONIGHT. COOLER ON SUNDAY BUT WITH CONTINUED LOW RH VALUES. LESS WIND
SUNDAY WILL PREVENT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FROM DEVELOPING.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING AND AGAIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THEY MAY NOT CONTAIN
MUCH WETTING RAIN...BUT THEY COULD CAUSE STRONG AND SUDDEN BURSTS OF
WIND.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-75.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 14-19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO
                       SOUTH 17 TO 27 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS
                       UP TO 40 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                       EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT....... .11500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH 34 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/391000 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-50.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 40-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH BECOMING
                       NORTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS
                       UP TO 40 MPH EARLY. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                       EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

FOR SUNDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-69.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO
                       SOUTHWEST 9 TO 14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                       GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT....... .13000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH 21 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/273000 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...40

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REQUESTED BY...JUSTIN SINGER
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100612.MARAT.01/ABQ