FNUS75 KABQ 182330
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR PACHECO...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
530 PM MDT SAT JUN 18 2011

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

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM MDT SUNDAY...

DISCUSSION...
CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST FOR THE NEXT COUPLE HOURS BEFORE
WINDS GRADUALLY DIMINISH. HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WILL BE POOR THIS
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT WITH WIDESPREAD STRONG WESTERLY
WINDS AND EXTREMELY LOW HUMIDITIES EXPECTED ON SUNDAY.


FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 48-52.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 15-20 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 11 TO 21 MPH DECREASING TO 7 TO
                       10 MPH TONIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH EARLY.

FOR SUNDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 72-76.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 10-15 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 11 TO 21 MPH INCREASING TO
                       SOUTHWEST 22 TO 32 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                       GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......14000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 36 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/504000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...EXCELLENT/187116 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/500000 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...MARLA RODGERS
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110618.PACHE.01/ABQ