FNUS75 KABQ 300144
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR LAS CONCHAS...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
744 PM MDT FRI JUL 29 2011

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

DISCUSSION...AMPLE ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE WILL REMAIN IN PLACE OVER
CENTRAL NEW MEXICO AND THE BURN SITE TO PRODUCE ANOTHER ROUND OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ON SATURDAY.  STEERING FLOW SHOULD BE
EAST MIDDAY BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH DURING THE
AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. RH RECOVERIES LOOK TO BE GOOD MOST
LOCATIONS AND POSSIBLE EXCELLENT OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN OR WETTEST
AREAS.  SUNDAY LOOKS TO BE A BIT DRIER...STILL SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED WITH A SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH STEERING FLOW
OF 10 TO 15 MPH. RH RECOVERIES SHOULD BE LOWER SUNDAY NIGHT...RANGING
FROM FAIR TO GOOD.


FOR SATURDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......50 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 65-82.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 32-55 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 8 MPH BECOMING
                       SOUTHEAST 7 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. 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...05

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REQUESTED BY...WILLIAM PHILLIPS
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110729.LASCO.02/ABQ