FNUS75 KABQ 310014
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR TRES LAGUNAS...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
614 PM MDT THU MAY 30 2013

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

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT FRIDAY...

DISCUSSION...
NEARBY RAWS PLATFORMS AT BARTLEY...PECOS...AND SANTA FE WATERSHED
ALL SHOWING 9 PCT RH AS OF 5 PM MDT. RIDGE TOP GUSTY WEST WINDS
BEGINNING A SLOW DECREASE FROM SUNSET ONWARD THIS EVENING THROUGH
MIDNIGHT. GUSTS IN CANYONS WILL BLOW AT REDUCED SPEEDS BUT WITH
SHIFTING DIRECTIONS...UP CANYON THROUGH SUNSET WITH GRADUAL
DOWN CANYON WINDS DEVELOPING AFTER MIDNIGHT. POOR RIDGE TOP HUMIDITY
RECOVERIES OVERNIGHT WITH SOMEWHAT BETTER RECOVERIES IN THE CANYON.
FOR FRIDAY..GUSTY RIDGE TOP WINDS REDEVELOPING OUT OF THE WEST
FROM 10 AM MDT ONWARD...AND PEAKING FROM 2 TO 5 P.M. FRI AFTERNOON.
MINIMUM HUMIDITIES IN THE LOW TEENS...AND LOCALLY IN THE SINGLE
DIGITS...WILL PRODUCE RED FLAG CONDITIONS THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 46-48.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 27-30 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........RIDGE TOP WEST WINDS 16 TO 26 MPH DECREASING TO 7 TO
                       10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. EARLY EVENING GUSTS
                       UP TO 45 MPH. IN CANYONS...UP CANYON WINDS TO 10 MPH
                       WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE EVENING. CANYON WINDS
                       DECREASING AFTER SUNSET AND SHIFTING TO DOWN
                       CANYON 3 TO 8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   VENTILATION TREND...EXCELLENT/315000 KNOT-FT BY EARLY-EVENING
                       BECOMING FAIR/56000 KNOT-FT BY LATE-EVENING.

FOR FRIDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 73-75.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 10-13 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........RIDGE TOP WEST WINDS 11 TO 21 MPH INCREASING TO 22 TO
                       32 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. IN
                       CANYONS...UP CANYON WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS
                       TO 25 MPH IN THE MID AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 28 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/277235 KNOT-FT AT 1700 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...EXCELLENT/216474 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/277235 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...25

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REQUESTED BY...JOE JULIAN
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130530.TRESL.01/ABQ