FNUS75 KABQ 191450
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR PACHECO...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
850 AM 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 TO EXTREME FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY WITH STRONG AND
GUSTY WINDS DEVELOPING...SINGLE DIGIT RELATIVE HUMIDITY...VERY WARM
TEMPERATURES AND A HIGH HAINES INDEX. POOR RH RECOVERY TONIGHT WITH
DIMINISHING WINDS. COOLER MONDAY WITH HIGHER AFTERNOON RH VALUES.
LESS WIND MONDAY BUT STILL BREEZY IN THE AFTERNOON.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 77-81.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 5-10 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH BY
                       NOON THEN INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO
                       35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......13500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 34 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/459000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...EXCELLENT/166095 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/455167 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 45-50.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 30-35 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH DECREASING TO
                       WEST 6 TO 12 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP
                       TO 50 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING.

FOR MONDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 62-66.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 20-25 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 7 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO
                       30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......10500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 24 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/252000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...VERY GOOD/130819 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/228000 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...40

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REQUESTED BY...LARRY MARTINEZ
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110619.PACHE.01/ABQ