FNUS75 KABQ 291828
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR DALTON...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1228 PM MDT WED JUN 29 2011

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

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...

DISCUSSION...
HIGH BASED THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP OVER THE HIGH TERRAIN NEAR
AND SOUTH OF THE BURN SITE THIS AFTERNOON. THIS ACTIVITY WILL THEN
MOVE TO THE NORTH OR NORTHEAST.  MOST OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE
DRY...PRODUCING STRONG OUTFLOWS AT TIMES. HOWEVER...LATER IN THE
AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING SOME PRECIPITATION WITH A THUNDERSTORM
CAN NOT BE RULED OUT. THUNDERSTORMS AND SHOWERS SHOULD DIMINISH BY
AROUND MIDNIGHT. OVERNIGHT RH RECOVERIES SHOULD BE ON THE LOW SIDE OF
FAIR CATEGORY TONIGHT.
ON THURSDAY...WINDS WILL BE STRONGER AND CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE AT THE BURN SITE BY AFTERNOON...THOUGH MIN
RH VALUES WILL BE NEAR THE CRITICAL THRESHOLD.  ANOTHER ROUND OF
HIGH BASED WET AND DRY THUNDERSTORMS WITH SOME AREAS OF SHOWERS OR
VIRGA SHOWERS IS EXPECTED IN THE AFTERNOON. STRONG OUTFLOWS AND
LIGHTNING ARE THREATS BOTH AFTERNOONS.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......CLOUDS INCREASING THIS AFTERNOON BECOMING
                       PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF MOSTLY DRY
                       THUNDERSTORMS WITH GUSTY WINDS IN THE
                       AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 85-90.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 10-15 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH INCREASING LATER IN
                       THE AFTERNOON TO 12 TO 18 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO
                       22 MPH. STRONGER GUSTS AND ERRATIC WINDS
                       NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF MAINLY
                       DRY THUNDERSTORMS WITH GUSTY WINDS THROUGH
                       MIDNIGHT. DECREASING CLOUDS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 56-60.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 35-40 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 15 MPH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH
                       BECOMING SOUTHWEST 7 TO 9 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
                       GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.

FOR THURSDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING BECOMING PARTLY
                       CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A MIX OF SHOWERS...
                       VIRGA SHOWERS AND WET OR DRY THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 84-89.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 13-17 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO 15
                       TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS UP TO 30
                       MPH. STRONGER GUSTS 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...RANDY GARCIA
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110629.DALTO.01/ABQ