FNUS75 KABQ 282141
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR SAGE FIRE...BERNCO FD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
341 PM MDT MON JUN 28 2010

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

DISCUSSION...UPPER HIGH CENTERED OVER COLORADO RESULTING IN GENERAL
EASTERLY FLOW...BOTH AT THE SURFACE AND ALOFT. SHOWERS AND STORMS
WHICH DEVELOPED OVER THE SANDIAS DRIFTING TO THE WEST AND
SOUTHWEST OVER THE METRO AREA...AND OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES FROM THESE
STORMS MAY INITIATE OTHER...ERRATICALLY MOVING STORMS. RH RECOVERIES
TONIGHT SHOULD BE GOOD. SOME DRIER AIR IN THE MID LEVELS MAY
WORK INTO THE REGION LATER TUESDAY...REDUCING THE CHANCES FOR WETTING
RAINS...AND RESULTING IN WARMER AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES.

FOR THIS AFTERNOON
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......40 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........NORTHEAST TO EAST 8 TO 13 MPH EXCEPT GUSTY
                       AND ERRATIC WINDS NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT....... .11000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHEAST 8 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....GOOD/88000 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN A SLIGHT
                       CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER
                       MIDNIGHT.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....60-64.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 56-61 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS 9 TO 15 MPH. GUSTY
                       AND ERRATIC WINDS NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

FOR TUESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                       AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....86-90.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH
                       INCREASING TO 10 TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                       GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT....... .14500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......EAST 18 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/261000 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...CHIEF GARCIA
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100628.SAGEF.01/ABQ