FNUS75 KABQ 121215
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR RED FERN...ABQ ZONE T3 TEAM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
615 AM MDT SAT JUN 12 2010

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

DISCUSSION...RED FLAG WARNING TODAY 11 AM TO 9 PM. MIDDLE LEVEL CLOUD DECK
PRODUCING OCCASION LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS THIS MORNING. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS
25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH DEVELOPING THIS AFTERNOON DURING
PERIOD OF MINIMUM RH VALUES. EXPECT ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. OVERNIGHT RH RECOVERIES INTO SUNDAY MORNING WILL
BE FAIR. IMPROVING FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED SUNDAY WITH HIGHER
MINIMUM RH VALUES AND LOWER WINDS SPEED.  FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS IMPROVE
FURTHER ON MONDAY.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0615 MDT 6/12/10
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-74.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 16-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO
                       SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS
                       UP TO 40 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                       EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT....... .11500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH 33 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/379500 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-49.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 40-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........SOUTHWEST WINDS 14 TO 24 MPH IN THE EVENING
                       BECOMING TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 8 MPH.
                       GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. 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.....66-70.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       SOUTHWEST 9 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                       GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT....... .12500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 19 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/237500 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...01

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REQUESTED BY...REESE KERBOW
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100612.REDFE.01/ABQ