FNUS75 KABQ 281457
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR BEAR...CIMARRON FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
857 AM MDT TUE JUN 28 2011

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

DISCUSSION...A GRADUAL WARMING TREND WILL OCCUR THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED NEAR THE FIRE EACH
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS WILL SHIFT OUT OF THE SOUTH AND
SOUTHWEST TODAY AND GUST UP TO 30 MPH. AFTER A LIGHT NORTHWEST
DRAINAGE WIND REDEVELOPS TONIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL RETURN
WEDNESDAY...BUT THEY WILL BE WEAKER THAN TODAYS WINDS.


FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON...THEN
                       IT WILL BECOME MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 85-89.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 19-24 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SHIFTING OUT OF THE SOUTH AND STRENGTHENING
                       TO 13 TO 18 MPH BY LATE MORNING. SHIFTING TO
                       THE SOUTHWEST 16 TO 21 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                       GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......14500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 27 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/391500 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/72267 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/363833 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 61-65.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 29-34 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 14 TO 19 MPH BECOMING WEST
                       NORTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS
                       UP TO 30 MPH IN THE EVENING. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

FOR WEDNESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 87-91.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 15-20 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......18500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 18 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/333000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...VERY GOOD/121274 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/204000 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...44

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REQUESTED BY...COLLEEN REID
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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