FNUS75 KABQ 142224
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR RED FERN...ABZ ZONE TYPE III TEAM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
424 PM MDT MON JUN 14 2010

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

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS
AND LOW HUMIDITIES...

DISCUSSION...SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS TO BEGIN INCREASING TONIGHT AND
A LITTLE MORESO TUESDAY.  DRY LOW LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE WILL
RESULT IN ONLY FAIR TO MARGINALLY GOOD OVERNIGHT RH RECOVERIES. THE
WILD CARD IS WHETHER OR NOT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL SEEP WEST OF THE
CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN AND INCREASE LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY
MORNING WEST OF THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY. RECENT MODEL TRENDS HAVE BEEN
TO BACK OFF ON THE INTRUSION...THEREFORE IT/S LOOKING MORE AND MORE
AS IF IT DOES BREAK THROUGH...IT MAY MIX OUT RAPIDLY TUESDAY AND NOT
SERVE AS FUEL FOR DRY SHOWERS AND STORMS. ON WEDNESDAY...SOUTHWEST
WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN...AND HUMIDITIES WILL BE LOWER...
POSSIBLY REACHING CRITICAL VALUES.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 45-50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........SOUTHWEST 8 TO 15 MPH BEFORE SUNSET
                       THEN BECOMING TERRAIN DOMINATED OR
                       NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

FOR TUESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF DRY
                       SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-77.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 10-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 8 MPH BECOMING
                       SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH IN THE
                       AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                       EXPECTED NEAR SHOWERS AND STORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT....... .12500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH 15 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/187500 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.

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REQUESTED BY...JEREMIAH HANSEN
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100614.REDFE.02/ABQ