FNUS75 KABQ 152246
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR LA CANADA...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
346 PM MST WED DEC 15 2010

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

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING...

DISCUSSION...
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE UNTIL 6 PM
THIS EVENING WHEN STRONGER WIND GUSTS WILL WEAKEN. PREVAILING WIND
SPEEDS WILL WEAKEN FARTHER AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS WILL ALSO
INCREASE IN COVERAGE AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT WITH ACCUMULATING SNOW
POSSIBLE BY SUNRISE THURSDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT
FOR THE SANGRES LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES OF
SNOW ACCUMULATION ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY...WITH HEAVIER AMOUNTS
THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN
                       SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY
                       WITH SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT IN THE EVENING...40 PERCENT AFTER
                       MIDNIGHT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 25-29.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 85-90 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 10 TO 16 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS
                       TO 25 MPH UNTIL 6 PM. GUSTS WILL DIMINISH AFTER
                       6 PM...THEN PREVAILING SPEEDS WILL DECREASE TO
                       7 TO 9 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

FOR THURSDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......SNOW. 1 TO 3 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION EXPECTED.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......100 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 31-35.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 74-79 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       SOUTH 7 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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...44

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REQUESTED BY...LEONARD SANDOVAL
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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