FNUS75 KABQ 130120
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR FENTON...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
720 PM MDT SUN JUN 12 2011

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

DISCUSSION...
THIN RIBBON OF LOW AND MID LEVEL MOISTURE COMING ACROSS AREA THROUGH
MID EVENING TODAY WILL BRING SLIGHT CHANCE OF A SPRINKLE OR TWO...BUT
ALSO SMALL CHANCE OF VERY LOCALIZED MICROBURST ACTIVITY WITH GUSTY
AND VARIABLE WINDS FOR BRIEF PERIOD PRIOR TO 830 PM. OTHERWISE...DRY
AND WARM WITH BREEZY TO LOCALLY WINDY CONDITIONS MONDAY AFTERNOON.
VERY POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERY TONIGHT AND THE NEXT SEVERAL THEREAFTER
WITH EXTREMELY LOW AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES CONTINUING.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......CLEARING AFTER 8 PM. SPRINKLE OR TWO POSSIBLE
                       BEFORE 8 PM. AREAS OF SMOKE AND HAZE. A BRIEF
                       DRY MICROBURST POSSIBLE AS THE CLOUDS MOVE
                       THROUGH...PRODUCING STRONG GUSTS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......5 PERCENT FOR WETTING RAIN.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 41-46.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 23-28 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST THROUGH NORTHWEST 7 TO 15 MPH WITH A
                       FEW GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. IF A DRY MICROBURST
                       DEVELOPS WINDS WOULD BECOME MORE VARIABLE IN
                       DIRECTION WITH BRIEF PERIOD OF GUSTS BETWEEN
                       30 AND 45 MPH. MICROBURST CHANCE RELATIVELY
                       LOW. STARTING BETWEEN 9 AND 11 PM WINDS
                       BECOME MAINLY DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 5 TO 11 MPH.

FOR MONDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY. AREAS OF SMOKE IN THE MORNING.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 75-80.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 6-11 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 6 TO 13 MPH INCREASING
                       TO 12 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO
                       30 MPH POSSIBLE.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......15000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 23 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/345000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...EXCELLENT/205567 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/349704 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...3-316 JOHN ARMSTRONG
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110612.FENTO.01/ABQ