FNUS75 KABQ 101617
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR PEQUENO...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1017 AM MDT FRI JUN 10 2011

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

DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT COMING FROM THE NORTHEAST WILL INCREASE RH TODAY AND
TONIGHTS RECOVERIES. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SOME THUNDERSTORMS
TO DEVELOP EARLY THIS EVENING WITH VERY LITTLE CHANCE OF WETTING
PRECIPITATION. THERE WILL BE ENOUGH MOISTURE FOR SOME THUNDERSTORMS
TO DEVELOP SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING. CHANCES OF WETTING
PRECIPITATION IS SMALL BUT MAIN CONCERN WILL BE DRY LIGHTNING WITH
THIS ACTIVITY.


FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 75-79.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 8-12 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........EAST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH INCREASING TO
                       SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH
                       GUSTS OF UP TO 25 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......16500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 10 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/165000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...VERY GOOD/114167 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/169807 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                       AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 43-47.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 69-74 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST
                       9 TO 15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 25
                       MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.

FOR SATURDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 72-76.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 15-20 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO
                       SOUTH SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON
                       WITH GUSTS OF UP TO 25 MPH. EXPECT ERRATIC WINDS
                       NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......16000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 24 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/384000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...VERY GOOD/119372 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/378509 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...LARRY MARTINEZ
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110610.PEQUE.01/ABQ