FNUS75 KABQ 061444
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR ESPINOSA...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
844 AM MDT MON JUN 6 2011

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

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...

DISCUSSION...
SUFFICIENT SURFACE AND MID LEVEL MOISTURE IS IN PLACE TO SUPPORT
AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING THUNDERSTORMS TODAY.  HOWEVER...THESE
THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE LITTLE RAIN BUT PLENTY OF WIND.
SOUTHWEST WINDS TO INCREASE TODAY AND RH WILL LOWER TO NEAR CRITICAL
THRESHOLDS.  THUNDERSTORMS WILL LINGER INTO THE EVENING HOURS. DRIER
AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA LATE TODAY AND OVERNIGHT. RH RECOVERIES
WILL BE POOR TONIGHT.  SOUTHWEST WINDS TO INCREASE TOMORROW AND RH
WILL DROP BELOW 15 PERCENT AND A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR
THE BURN SITE FOR TUESDAY.


FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF DRY THUNDERSTORMS
                       IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......30 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 81-85.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 13-18 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 15
                       TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 30
                       MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                       AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. AREAS OF
                       SMOKE THROUGH THE NIGHT.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 57-61.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 25-30 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 14 TO 19 MPH BECOMING WEST 7
                       TO 14 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 30
                       MPH IN THE EVENING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                       EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.

FOR TUESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 83-87.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 8-13 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO
                       SOUTHWEST 11 TO 21 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                       GUSTS UP TO 35 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...JOHN WALTERS  IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110606.ESPIN.01/ABQ