FNUS75 KABQ 271911
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR LAS CONCHAS...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
111 PM MDT WED JUL 27 2011

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

DISCUSSION...
STORMS WILL FIRE UP OVER THE FIRE AREA THIS AFTERNOON ALTHOUGH THEY
WILL BE SLOW TO GET GOING. COVERAGE WONT BE THAT SIGNIFICANT AND
THE STORM INTENSITIES WILL BE A BIT LOWER THAN THE PAST FEW DAYS.
SLIGHTLY WARMER AND DRIER FOR THURSDAY ALTHOUGH STORM POTENTIAL
STILL EXISTS OVER ANY ONE PLACE OF THE FIRE. STORM MOVEMENT WILL
BE A SLOW DRIFT TOWARDS THE EAST/SOUTHEAST. STORMS WILL SHOW VERY
LITTLE MOVEMENT ON THURSDAY.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1348 MDT 7/27/11
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE
                       OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......40 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 67 DEGREES UPPER ELEVATIONS...76 MID
                       ELEVATIONS AND 88 LOWER ELEVATIONS.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 49 PERCENT UPPER ELEVATIONS...35 PERCENT
                       MID ELEVATIONS AND 22 LOWER ELEVATIONS.
   20 FOOT WIND........MIXTURE OF TERRAIN DRIVEN FLOWS 4 TO 7 MPH
                       AND WEST/NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY
                       AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN A SLIGHT
                       CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER
                       MIDNIGHT.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......40 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 50 TO 58 DEGREES.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 62-72 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO
                       EITHER THE NORTH OR DOWNSLOPE/DOWNCANYON
                       3 TO 6 MPH BY LATE EVENING. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

FOR THURSDAY
   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.......30 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 68 DEGREES UPPER ELEVATIONS...77
                       MID ELEVATIONS AND 89 LOWER ELEVATIONS..
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 46 PERCENT UPPER ELEVATIONS...32 MID
                       ELEVATIONS AND 19 PERCENT LOWER ELEVATIONS.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DRIVEN FLOWS DURING THE MORNING
                       BECOMING A COMBINATION OF TERRAIN FLOWS
                       AND SOUTH/SOUTHEAST WINDS DURING THE
                       AFTERNOON. SPEEDS 7 TO 9 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...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110727.LASCO.01/ABQ