FNUS75 KABQ 042059
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR CERRITA...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
259 PM MDT MON JUL 4 2011

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

DISCUSSION...UPPER HIGH CENTERED OVER SOUTH CENTRAL COLORADO TODAY
THROUGH TUESDAY. MID TO UPPER LEVEL DRYING NOTED OVER NORTHERN
AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO HAS RESULTED IN LESS CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY
TODAY OVER THE NEARBY HIGHER TERRAIN. THEREFORE...LESS LIKELIHOOD
OF NORTHEAST TO SOUTHWEST STEERING FLOW ALLOWING ACTIVITY TO DRIFT
OVER THE BURN SITE. HOWEVER...WINDS MAY REMAIN VARIABLE OR
OCCASIONALLY GUSTY WITH ANY NEARBY BUILDUPS. MAX RH VALUES TONIGHT
WILL BE SOMEWHAT LOWER THAN ON SUNDAY NIGHT DUE TO THE DRIER AIRMASS.
WHILE CONVECTION MAY BE AT A MINIMUM ON TUESDAY...SHOWERS AND STORMS
COULD RAMP UP AGAIN LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND INTO WEDNESDAY AS A
SURFACE FRONT BREAKS THROUGH PASSES INTO THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY.

REST OF THIS AFTERNOON
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                       AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 89-94.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 17-22 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........VARIABLE 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST TO EAST
                       10 TO 20 MPH.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                       AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 55-60.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 35-40 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHEAST TO EAST 10 TO 20 MPH IN THE EVENING
                       BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

FOR TUESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN PARTLY
                       CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 89-94.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 18-23 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                       SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MP IN THE 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.

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REQUESTED BY...JAIME LONG
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110704.CERRI.01/ABQ