FNUS75 KABQ 011528
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR REDONDO...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
928 AM MDT FRI JUN 1 2012

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

DISCUSSION...
MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES ALONG WITH LIGHT DRAINAGE WINDS ARE EXPECTED EARLY
THIS MORNING...ALONG WITH MAINLY HIGH BASED CUMULUS CLOUDS DEVELOPING
LATE MORNING. MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION IS UNLIKELY...BUT SOME BRIEF
RAIN OR VIRGA PRODUCING GUSTY SURFACE WINDS OR A STRAY LIGHTNING STRIKE
IS POSSIBLE. CLOUDS WILL DISSIPATE STEADILY AFTER SUNSET WITH MOSTLY
CLEAR SKIES OVERNIGHT AND POOR TO FAIR RH RECOVERIES OVERNIGHT. WINDS
WILL BECOME WEST-SOUTHWEST BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...SHIFTING TO THE
WEST-NORTHWEST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WARMER CONDITIONS ALONG WITH
SLIGHTLY LOWER MINIMUM RH VALUES ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. WARM
TO HOT CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON SATURDAY ALONG WITH DRYING/LOWER
MINIMUM HUMIDITY LEVELS.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN PARTLY
                       CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF DRY
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 78-80.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 17-22 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH INCREASING TO
                       WEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH AFTER
                       1300. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......16500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST 16 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/261515 KNOT-FT AT 1700 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...VERY GOOD/102042 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/261515 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY EARLY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF DRY
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. CLEARING AFTER
                       MIDNIGHT.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 50-52.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 40-45 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH IN THE EVENING
                       BECOMING TERRAIN DOMINATED DRAINAGE WIND
                       LESS THAN 7 MPH DEVELOPING AROUND 2000 HOURS.
   VENTILATION TREND...EXCELLENT/248000 KNOT-FT BY EARLY-EVENING
                       BECOMING VERY GOOD/112000 KNOT-FT BY
                       LATE-EVENING.

FOR SATURDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF DRY
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 82-84.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 10-15 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH INCREASING TO 9 TO 14
                       WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                       GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......18500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 17 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/311805 KNOT-FT AT 1700 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...EXCELLENT/201585 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/311805 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-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.

FORECASTER...33

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REQUESTED BY...TOKEN ADAMS
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120601.REDON.01/ABQ