FNUS75 KABQ 120908
FWSABQ

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

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

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT
THIS EVENING...

DISCUSSION...POOR TO FAIR RH RECOVERIES THIS MORNING. STRONG SOUTHERLY
WINDS 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH THIS AFTERNOON WILL
COMBINE WITH LOW RH VALUES TO CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.
EXPECT SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH SOME
STORMS BECOMING STRONG. OVERNIGHT RH RECOVERIES INTO SUNDAY MORNING WILL
BE FAIR.

SUNDAY WILL BE THE LAST DAY OF POTENTIAL SINGLE DIGIT MINIMUM RH
VALUES IN THE AFTERNOON...BUT WINDS SPEEDS ON SUNDAY WILL BE LIMITED
TO AROUND 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.  SO IMPROVING FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED SUNDAY.  FIRE WX CONDITIONS IMPROVE FURTHER
ON MONDAY. MONDAY AFTERNOON MINIMUM RH VALUES SHOULD EXCEED 15 PERCENT
WITH THE LOWEST VALUES AROUND 25 PERCENT.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-76.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 12-17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO
                       SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS
                       UP TO 45 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                       EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT....... .10500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH 36 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/378000 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......30 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-49.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 43-48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........SOUTH WINDS 18 TO 28 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                       7 TO 9 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 45
                       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.......20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-72.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 13-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........WEST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO
                       SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                       GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                       EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT....... .10000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 24 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/240000 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...LEONARD SANDOVAL
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100612.TECOL.01/ABQ