FNUS75 KABQ 170341
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR RIDGE...FS MT.NAIR DISTRICT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
941 PM MDT THU JUN 16 2011

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

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT FRIDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING...

DISCUSSION...
DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE EAST OF THE FIRE COMBINED WITH STRENGTHENING
WINDS AS A WEATHER SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS COLORADO WILL SUPPORT GUSTY
WEST WINDS THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL
BECOME INCREASINGLY SEVERE WITH EVEN STRONGER WINDS FORECAST THROUGH
THE UPCOMING WEEKEND.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 58-60.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 19-22 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 18 MPH BECOMING WEST 9
                       TO 12 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. EVENING GUSTS
                       UP TO 30 MPH.

FOR FRIDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 92-94.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 6-9 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 9 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO
                       20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

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...25

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REQUESTED BY...M WILLIAMS   IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110616.RIDGE.01/ABQ