FNUS75 KABQ 091615
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR PEQUENO...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1015 AM MDT THU JUN 9 2011

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

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

DISCUSSION...
FAIRLY SIMILAR CONDITIONS TO WEDNESDAY WITH VERY LOW RH AND NO RAIN
CHANCES FOR THROUGH AT LEAST FRIDAY. FAIRLY LOW GRADE RED FLAG
CONDITIONS MAINLY THIS AFTERNOON DUE TO WINDS AND THE VERY LOW
HUMIDITIES. WIND DIRECTION SHOULD BE FAIRLY SIMILAR TO WEDNESDAY...
BUT THERE MAY BE AT TIMES A LITTLE MORE OF A WEST TO EAST COMPONENT
LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EVENING. VERY POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES AGAIN
TONIGHT. THERE IS SOME POTENTIAL FOR A BACK DOOR COLD FRONT TO REACH
THE AREA SOMETIME BETWEEN LATE MORNING AND EARLY EVENING FRIDAY. IT
MAY BRING IN ENOUGH MOISTURE TO IMPROVE RECOVERIES FRIDAY NIGHT AND
EVEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A THUNDERSTORM OR TWO BETWEEN FRIDAY NIGHT
AND SATURDAY NIGHT. MUCH BETTER CHANCE THOUGH TO THE EAST AND
NORTHEAST. ANY STORMS MORE DRY THAN WET.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 73-77.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 4-8 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHEAST THROUGH SOUTHWEST 7 TO 15 MPH
                       INCREASING TO 15 TO 23 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                       OCCASIONAL MIDDAY THROUGH AFTERNOON GUSTS
                       BETWEEN 27 AND 34 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......11500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 24 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/276000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...EXCELLENT/160326 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/258338 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 52-57.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 12-17 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH THROUGH WEST 8 TO 17 MPH BECOMING MAINLY
                       DOWNSLOPE 5 TO 11 MPH AFTER 9 OR 10 PM. A FEW
                       GUSTS TO 20 OR 25 MPH POSSIBLE EARLY TO MID
                       EVENING.

FOR FRIDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 73-78.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 9-14 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........VARIABLE MAINLY DOWNSLOPE 6 TO 12 MPH BECOMING
                       SOUTHEAST THROUGH SOUTHWEST 8 TO 18 MPH IN THE
                       AFTERNOON. WEAK COLD FRONT MAY REACH AREA
                       MIDDAY THROUGH MID AFTERNOON WHICH MAKES
                       WIND DIRECTION FORECAST MORE UNCERTAIN THAN
                       USUAL AT THIS TIME.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......16000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......EAST 17 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/272000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...EXCELLENT/168200 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/165000 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...43

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REQUESTED BY...MARLA RODGERS
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110609.PEQUE.01/ABQ