FNUS75 KABQ 261453
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR DAWSON...N2S
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
853 AM MDT THU MAY 26 2011

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

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM MDT
THIS EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY
EVENING...

DISCUSSION...CURRENT OBSERVATION SHOWING GOOD OVERNIGHT RH
RECOVERIES DUE TO LOW LEVEL MOISTURE INCREASES ASSOCIATED WITH THE
BACK DOOR FRONT. THIS MOISTURE IS EXPECTED TO BE SCOURED OUT FAIRLY
QUICKLY AS THE WIND PICKS UP THROUGHOUT THE LATE MORNING HOURS.
BECAUSE OF THIS RH WILL DECREASE TO NEAR OR JUST BELOW CRITICAL
THRESHOLDS BY EARLY AFTERNOON. SOME HIGH CLOUDS WILL CROSS THE BURN
SITE DURING THE DAY...BUT SKIES ARE OTHERWISE EXPECTED TO REMAIN
CLEAR TO MOSTLY CLEAR OVERNIGHT AND INTO TOMORROW. CONTINUED DRY AND
BREEZY TOMORROW WITH CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS MOST LIKELY
SOUTH OF THE BURN SITE. BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST OVER
THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND.

ANY FEEDBACK ON TEMPERATURES...WINDS OR HUMIDITIES AT THE BURN SITE
WOULD BE APPRECIATED.




FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY TODAY WITH PERIODS OF HIGH
                       CLOUDS THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 76-80.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 11-16 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 9 TO 14 MPH THIS
                       MORNING THEN INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH IN
                       THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 39-43.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 38-43 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 5
                       TO 8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH
                       BEFORE MIDNIGHT.

FOR FRIDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 77-81.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 13-18 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO
                       WEST 15 TO 20 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.

FORECASTER...24/05

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REQUESTED BY...VALORIE GARCIA
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110526.DAWSO.01/ABQ