FNUS75 KABQ 081659
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR PEQUENO...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1059 AM MDT WED JUN 8 2011

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

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...

DISCUSSION...
VERY DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS WITH GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS
AFTERNOON. EXPECT POOR OVERNIGHT RH RECOVERIES FOLLOWED BY MORE
CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS FOR THURSDAY. REDUCED VISIBILITES
OF 3 TO 5 MILES DURING THE EVENING HOURS FROM THE WALLOW FIRE.


FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY. AREAS OF SMOKE.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 74-78.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 4-8 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO
                       SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                       GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......15500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 20 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/310000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...EXCELLENT/160611 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/302422 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLEAR EXCEPT AREAS OF SMOKE.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 46-50.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 10-15 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 18 MPH BECOMING
                       NORTHWEST 7 TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS
                       UP TO 30 MPH.

FOR THURSDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......SUNNY WITH POSSIBLE AREAS OF SMOKE.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 70-74.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 8-13 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 7 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO
                       30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 26 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/260000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...EXCELLENT/227511 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/216099 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

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

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REQUESTED BY...MARLA RODGERS
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110608.PEQUE.01/ABQ