FNUS75 KABQ 071221
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR 59 FIRE...STATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
621 AM MDT SUN APR 7 2013

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

DISCUSSION...
LIGHT TO MODERATE WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL CONTINUE OVER NORTHERN
NEW MEXICO TODAY. A VERY DRY AIRMASS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE BUT WIND
SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW THRESHOLDS FOR CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE WEST WINDS WILL DECREASE AROUND
SUNSET THIS EVENING ONLY TO SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE AROUND MID TO
LATE MORNING MONDAY. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BE MET WITH
INCREASING CLOUDS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR A SHOWER/SPRINKLE MONDAY
AFTERNOON. MUCH COOLER...MORE MOIST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY
NIGHT AND TUESDAY.


FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 70-74.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 10-15 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH...BECOMING WEST
                       7 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 16 IN THE AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 35-39.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 46-51 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE EARLY
                       EVENING BECOMING TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS
                       THAN 6 MPH AFTER SUNSET.

FOR MONDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST IN THE
                       AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 67-71.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 12-17 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO
                       SOUTHWEST 14 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                       GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

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...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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