FNUS75 KABQ 262355
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR BEAR CANYON...N2S
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
555 PM MDT THU MAY 26 2011

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

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY
EVENING...

DISCUSSION...WESTERLY WINDS ALOFT TO STRENGTHEN TONIGHT AND FRIDAY
AS DISTURBANCES PASS THROUGH THE CENTRAL ROCKIES. POOR RH RECOVERY
TONIGHT. WITH THE INCREASING WINDS ALOFT...POTENTIAL FOR
CRITICAL CONDITIONS EXIST ON FRIDAY. HOWEVER...A SURFACE BOUNDARY
MAY DROP INTO NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO FRIDAY MORNING...IT LIKELY
WON/T INCREASE MINIMUM RH MUCH...IF AT ALL AT THE BURN SITE.
THERE MAY BE A WIND SHIFT TO NORTHERLY FRIDAY MORNING...BUT IT/S
UNCERTAIN IF THE BOUNDARY WILL MIGRATE THAT FAR WEST.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......VARIABLE HIGH CLOUDS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 42-46.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 28-33 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 18 MPH
                       DIMINISHING TO 8 TO 12 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
                       GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE EVENING.

FOR FRIDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 74-78.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 13-18 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTH WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO
                       SOUTHWEST 12 TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                       GUSTS UP TO 30 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.

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REQUESTED BY...CECILIA ESPARZA
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110526.BEARC.01/ABQ