FNUS75 KABQ 262120
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR LAS CONCHAS...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
320 PM MDT TUE JUL 26 2011

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

DISCUSSION...
STORM COVERAGE SHOULD BE INCREASED ON WEDNESDAY WITH HUMIDITY
RISING SLIGHTLY ACROSS THE NORTHERN TIER OF THE FIRE AREA. BEST
CHANCE OF STORMS WILL BE FOUND ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN TIER
OF THE FIRE AREA BASED ON THE EXPECTED WESTERLY STORM MOTION.

FOR TODAY FOR WEDNESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                       AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN A
                       CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                       AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......50 PERCENT NORTH END AND 30 PERCENT SOUTH
                       END.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX AROUND 69 UPPER ELEVATIONS...79 MID
                       ELEVATIONS AND 89 LOWER ELEVATIONS.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 43 PERCENT UPPER ELEVATIONS...33 PERCENT
                       MID ELEVATIONS AND 22 PERCENT LOWER
                       ELEVATIONS.
   20 FOOT WIND........GENERALLY A MIXTURE OF TERRAIN WINDS AND
                       WEST/NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH DURING THE
                       MORNING. MORE DOMINANT WESTERLY WINDS WITH
                       SOME TERRAIN WINDS WITHIN THE SHELTERED AREAS
                       DURING THE AFTERNOON. SPEEDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
                       GUSTY 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...50

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REQUESTED BY...WILLIAM PHILLIPS
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110726.LASCO.01/ABQ