FNUS75 KABQ 271006
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR LAS CONCHAS...LANL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
406 AM MDT MON JUN 27 2011

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

DISCUSSION...NORTH WINDS EARLY THIS MORNING WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH
AROUND SUNRISE. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTH BY MID MORNING THEN
BECOME SOUTHWESTERLY 12 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH AFTER THE
NOON HOUR. HAINES VALUES NEAR 6...VERY LOW HUMIDITY VALUES...AND
GUSTY WINDS WILL FAVOR STRONG FIRE GROWTH AGAIN TODAY. A SURFACE
FRONT WILL PUSH WEST THROUGH THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AROUND SUNSET
THIS EVENING...SHIFTING WINDS TO THE SOUTHEAST AND FORCING MUCH
HIGHER HUMIDITY VALUES INTO THE AREA.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN PARTLY
                       CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF DRY
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 80-84.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 10-15 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 16
                       MPH DIMINISHING THROUGH SUNRISE. WINDS WILL
                       SHIFT TO THE SOUTHWEST BY LATE MORNING AND
                       INCREASE TO 12 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25
                       MPH BY LATE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN
                       THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......17300 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 17 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/294100 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...VERY GOOD/131855 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/277913 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF DRY
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 58-62.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 65-70 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 14 MPH BECOMING
                       SOUTHEAST 12 TO 17 MPH AFTER 9 PM. GUSTY
                       AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......17300 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 17 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/294100 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...MISSING.

FOR TUESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 78-82.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 18-22 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHEAST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       SOUTH 13 TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS
                       UP TO 25 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                       EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......15500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 18 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/279000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...VERY GOOD/106638 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/240000 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...42

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REQUESTED BY...BRENDA ANDERSEN
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110627.LASCO.01/ABQ