FNUS75 KABQ 172351
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR TRES LAGUNAS...N.NM TYPE 3
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
547 PM MDT MON JUN 17 2013

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

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...

DISCUSSION...
HIGHER HUMIDITIES TO PERSIST TONIGHT AND TUESDAY BEFORE CONDITIONS
DRY OUT WITH SOUTHWEST FLOW PREDOMINATING WEDNESDAY. COULD BE
ISOLATED DRY CONVECTION WEDNESDAY IN THE AREA BUT MIN RH VALUES
TO FALL INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS COMBINED WITH BREEZY WINDS AND
HIGH HAINES. CONTINUED BREEZY WITH LOW HUMIDITY ON THURSDAY. SLIGHT
INCREASE IN MID LEVEL MOISTURE BY FRIDAY AND OVER THIS WEEKEND WHICH
COULD LEAD TO SOME DRIER STORMS IN THE AREA.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING WITH A CHANCE
                       OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MOSTLY CLOUDY
                       AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......30 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 48-52.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 86-91 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS NEAR SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS.

FOR TUESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                       AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN A
                       CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                       AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......30 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 70-73.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 28-33 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO
                       SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP
                       TO 25 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                       NEAR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.


FOR TUESDAY NIGHT FROM PLANNING FORECAST...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....
   ABOVE 8000 FT....45-50.
   BELOW 8000 FT....52-57.
   24 HR TREND......LITTLE CHANGE.
MAX HUMIDITY........
   ABOVE 8000 FT....69-89 PCT.
   BELOW 8000 FT....66-86 PCT.
   24 HR TREND......DOWN 4 PCT.
WIND...20 FOOT......SOUTH 15 TO 20 MPH.
                    GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
10000 FT MSL WIND...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....40 PCT.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW INCREASING TO 4 LOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.


FOR WEDNESDAY FROM PLANNING FORECAST...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY ON THE DRIER SIDE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....
   ABOVE 8000 FT....74-79.
   BELOW 8000 FT....84-89.
   24 HR TREND......UP 6 DEGREES.
MIN HUMIDITY........
   ABOVE 8000 FT....8-13 PCT.
   BELOW 8000 FT....9-14 PCT.
   24 HR TREND......DOWN 30 PCT.
WIND...20 FOOT......SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 30
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
10000 FT MSL WIND...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....20 PCT.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE INCREASING TO 6 HIGH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......15500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 23 KNOTS.
VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/356500 KNOT-FT.


FORECASTS FOR WINDS ARE 20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS AND MUST BE ADJUSTED
ACCORDING TO FUEL TYPE AND SHELTERING TO GET EYE LEVEL WIND SPEED.

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REQUESTED BY...C  BROWN
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130616.TRESL.01/ABQ