FNUS75 KABQ 101519
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR RED FIRE...USFS - CIF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
919 AM MDT SUN JUN 10 2012

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

DISCUSSION...NOTE: RH FORECAST BASED ON SURROUNDING OBSERVATION SITES
REPORTING DEW POINT TEMPERATURES IN THE 10-15 DEGREE RANGE.

VERY DRY WESTERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO DOMINATE THE AREA TODAY...
THOUGH NOT QUITE AS STRONG AS ON SATURDAY. SPEEDS NEAR AND JUST ABOVE
MOUNTAIN TOP LEVEL SHOULD BE IN THE 15 TO 20 MPH RANGE WITH AN
OCCASIONAL GUST BETWEEN 23 AND 30 MPH. POOR RH RECOVERY EXPECTED
AGAIN EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. SOME CHANCE FOR A RATHER WEAK BACK DOOR
COLD FRONT COMING INTO THE AREA BETWEEN 6 AM AND 10 AM MONDAY WHICH
WOULD SWITCH SURFACE WINDS FROM THE WEST AND NORTHWEST TO MORE OF AN
EAST OR NORTHEAST DIRECTION...THOUGH MOST LIKELY ONLY IN 5 TO 15 MPH
RANGE.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 81-85.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 7-12 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST 9 TO 17 MPH. SOME GUSTS BETWEEN 20
                       AND 30 MPH POSSIBLE AFTER 10 OR 11 AM.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......15000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 22 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/268017 KNOT-FT AT 1600 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...EXCELLENT/181921 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/268017 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 53-57.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 23-28 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST TO NORTHWEST 7 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       NORTHWEST TO NORTH 5 TO 12 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   VENTILATION TREND...EXCELLENT/216000 KNOT-FT BY EARLY-EVENING
                       BECOMING POOR/0 KNOT-FT BY LATE-EVENING.

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...43

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REQUESTED BY...JOE BRUNER
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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