FNUS75 KABQ 121446
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR PEQUENO...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
846 AM MDT SUN JUN 12 2011

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

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM MDT
THIS EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING...

DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER NORTHERN MEXICO COMBINED WITH A TROUGH OF LOW
PRESSURE OVER THE WEST COAST WILL HELP KEEP SOUTHWEST FLOW IN
PLACE OVER THE BURN SITE TODAY AND MONDAY. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY ALONG WITH AREAS OF SMOKE FROM
THE WALLOW FIRE OVER EASTERN ARIZONA. OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY
RECOVERIES WILL BE FAIR FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER ROUND OF CRITICAL
CONDITIONS ON MONDAY.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......SUNNY. AREAS OF SMOKE.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......5 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 77-81.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 6-11 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 7 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO
                       SOUTHWEST 17 TO 27 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                       GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......19500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 30 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/585000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...EXCELLENT/339733 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/500000 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......CLEAR. AREAS OF SMOKE IN THE EVENING.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......5 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 47-51.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 12-17 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 22 MPH BECOMING WEST 7
                       TO 9 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

FOR MONDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 76-80.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 6-11 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO
                       WEST 18 TO 28 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP
                       TO 35 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......14000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 26 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/364000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...EXCELLENT/252543 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/310316 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...17

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REQUESTED BY...PEQUENO LOOKOUT
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110612.PEQUE.01/ABQ