FNUS75 KABQ 200347
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR FRANCISCO...CAF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
947 PM MDT SUN JUN 19 2011

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

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

DISCUSSION...
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL GRADUALLY IMPROVE THE
REMAINDER OF THIS EVENING AND INTO THE OVERNIGHT WITH FAIR
HUMIDITY RECOVERIES EXPECTED. AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH AND COLD FRONT
WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE BURN SITE DURING MONDAY MORNING PROVIDING A
WIND SHIFT TO THE WEST AND NORTHWEST AND COOLER TEMPERATURES.
AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES WILL STILL BE ON THE DRY SIDE BUT NOT AS
CRITICAL AS THE PAST FEW DAYS.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                       AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 39-43.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 41-46 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 19 TO 29 MPH DECREASING TO 9
                       TO 14 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                       WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.

FOR MONDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 66-70.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 19-24 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 9 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 18 TO
                       28 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......11000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST 21 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/231000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...VERY GOOD/147501 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/180000 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...E11
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110619.FRANC.01/ABQ