FNUS75 KABQ 280201
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR LAS CONCHAS...CAF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
801 PM MDT MON JUN 27 2011

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

DISCUSSION...
SOUTH WINDS TO SHIFT TO THE SOUTHEAST AND INCREASE TONIGHT AS A
COLD FRONT WITH HIGHER RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES MOVES OVER THE FIRE
AREA. THIS MOISTURE WILL MIX OUT TUESDAY HOWEVER WITH RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES AND TEMPERATURES SIMILAR TO TODAY. ANY SHOWER OR
THUNDERSTORM TUESDAY AFTERNOON OR EVENING WILL LIKELY NOT CONTAIN
WETTING RAIN...BUT COULD BRING STRONG AND ERRATIC WIND GUSTS TO THE
FIRE AREA.

FOR TUESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                       AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 79-83.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 16-21 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO
                       SOUTH 13 TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY
                       AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......14000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 16 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/224000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...VERY GOOD/109786 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/224000 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.
   HAINES INDEX........5 IN THE MORNING...6 IN THE AFTERNOON.
   LAL.................1 IN THE MORNING...2 IN THE AFTERNOON.

FOR TUESDAY NIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 51-55.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 35-40 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       SOUTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTY
                       AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
   HAINES INDEX........4.
   LAL.................2.

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...TDC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110627.LASCO.03/ABQ