FNUS75 KABQ 161304
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR WILDFIRE...LANL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
704 AM MDT THU JUN 16 2011

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

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...

DISCUSSION...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER PATTERN DEVELOPING LATER
THIS MORNING...WITH INCREASING WINDS AND VERY LOW HUMIDITY.
WINDS FROM THE NORTHWEST THIS MORNING WILL QUICKLY TRANSITION
AND BLOW FROM THE SOUTHWEST AND INCREASE DURING THE AFTERNOON.
WINDS WILL DIMINISH AFTER DARK...BUT EXPECT BREEZY CONDITIONS
TO PREDOMINATE THROUGH MUCH OF THE EVENING. SIMILAR CONDITIONS
FOR FRIDAY...ALTHOUGH WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE AS STRONG
AS TODAY.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......SUNNY...BREEZY AND HOT. 1/10 CUMULUS CLOUD
                       COVER AFTER 1500 HOURS.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 89-93.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 7-12 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO
                       SOUTHWEST 12 TO 17 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...41

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REQUESTED BY...MANNY L ESPERANCE
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110616.WILDF.01/ABQ