FNUS75 KABQ 030047
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR MONTE LARGO...ALBUQUERQUE FIRE DEPARTMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
647 PM MDT SAT APR 2 2011

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

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 10 PM MDT SUNDAY...

DISCUSSION...
GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS AND
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH CURRENT
RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF ABOUT 8 PERCENT. WINDS WILL DECREASE AFTER
SUNSET WITH SPEEDS BECOMING 7 TO 10 MPH WITH SOME HIGHER GUSTS
OVERNIGHT. POOR RH RECOVERIES TONIGHT. VERY DRY AND WINDY
TOMORROW WITH CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS BY MID TO LATE
MORNING AND STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS IN THE AFTERNOON RESULTING
IN EXTREME FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT COULD PERSIST PAST
SUNSET.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH MOSTLY HIGH CLOUDS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 49-53.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 17-22 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 16 MPH DECREASING TO 7
                       TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 25
                       MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING.

FOR SUNDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. WIDESPREAD BLOWING DUST IN
                       THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT LATE IN THE DAY.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 73-77.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 8-13 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 14 TO 24 MPH INCREASING TO
                       30 TO 40 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO
                       50 TO 60 MPH.

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...05

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REQUESTED BY...CHIEF JAMES BREEN
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110402.MONTE.01/ABQ