FNUS75 KABQ 262110
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR TRACK...CIMARRON FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
310 PM MDT SUN JUN 26 2011

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

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

DISCUSSION...
GUSTY WEST WINDS TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS WITH
RH DIPPING INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS.  WINDS TO INCREASE TO NEAR
CRITICAL THRESHOLDS LATER THIS AFTERNOON. AS A FRONT APPROACHES THE
AREA...WINDS WITH SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST THEN NORTH OVERNIGHT. NIGHT
TIME RH WILL BE LOW EARLY ON...BUT DEPENDING ON THE TIMING OF THE
FRONT MAX RH COULD BE A BIT HIGHER THAN FORECAST. CLOUDS WILL
INCREASE ON MONDAY AS WILL THE CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION AS THE
FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE BURN AREA. TEMPERATURES TOMORROW TO BE 10 TO
15 DEGREES COOLER THAN THOSE OF TODAY AND RH WILL INCREASE AS WELL.


FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......SUNNY WITH A FEW LATE AFTERNOON BUILDUPS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 87-90.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 5-10 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 10 TO 18 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.
                       GUSTS UP TO 25 TO 30 MPH.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 55-59.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 35-40 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH
                       BECOMING NORTHWEST THEN NORTH 7 TO 10 MPH
                       AFTER MIDNIGHT.

FOR MONDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH INCREASING CUMULUS THEN
                       HIGH CLOUDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                       AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN A
                       CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                       AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......30 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 72-75.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 25-30 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTH WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING
                       BECOMING NORTHEAST THEN SHIFTING TO THE
                       SOUTHEAST 9 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                       GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.

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...05

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REQUESTED BY...COLLEEN REID
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110626.TRACK.02/ABQ