FNUS75 KABQ 241547
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR DAWSON...N2S
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
947 AM MDT TUE MAY 24 2011

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

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

DISCUSSION...
WINDY AND DRY MOST AREAS TODAY SOUTH OF THE BURN SITE WITH LOW LEVEL
MOISTURE CURRENTLY IN PLACE AT BURN SITE.  RED FLAG WARNING IS IN
EFFECT FOR THE ZONE BUT THE BURN SITE WITH HAVE MINIMUM RH VALUES
TODAY NEAR BUT POSSIBLY NOT AT CRITICAL THRESHOLDS. HOWEVER...A
SUDDEN DECREASE IN DEW POINTS RESULTING IN RH BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS
AFTER NOON CANNOT BE RULED OUT. CLOUDS AND SPOTTY SHOWERS AND EVEN
A STRAY THUNDERSTORM MAY PASS BY THE BURN SITE THIS MORNING WITH A
CONTINUED SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON.  VIRGA OR
DRY THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOST LIKELY BUT SOME LIGHT RAIN COULD REACH
THE GROUND GIVEN THE HIGHER DEW POINTS AT THE BURN SITE.  WINDS WILL
STEADILY INCREASE TODAY WITH MAINLY WEST WINDS BY AFTERNOON.  GUSTY
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY.


FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF DRY
                       THUNDERSTORMS OR LIGHT SHOWERS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 67-71.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 15-20 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH THIS
                       MORNING INCREASING TO WEST 22 TO 32 MPH IN
                       THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP 40 OR 45 MPH. GUSTY
                       AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
                       OR VIRGA SHOWERS.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH CLOUD DECREASING AFTER
                       MIDNIGHT.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 37-41.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 48-53 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 14 TO 24 MPH DECREASING TO
                       13 TO 18 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 40
                       MPH BEFORE MIDNIGHT.

FOR WEDNESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 70-74.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 15-20 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH BECOMING NORTH
                       9 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 25
                       MPH EARLY.

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...VALORIE GARCIA
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110524.DAWSO.01/ABQ