FNUS75 KABQ 172103
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR WHITE PEAK...NM STATE FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
303 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...
ANOTHER DAY OF HIGHER HUMIDITY EXPECTED TODAY THEN CONDITIONS WILL
RAPIDLY DETERIORATE AS SOUTHWEST FLOW ACTS TO SCOUR OUT THE MOISTURE
ON WEDNESDAY. CANT RULE OUT A DRY STORM EARLY OVER THE FIRE AREA
ON WEDNESDAY BUT THEN LOOK FOR HUMIDITY VALUES TO RAPIDLY DECLINE
AND EVEN HAVE A CHANCE OF FALLING INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS LATE
AFTERNOON. CONTINUED BREEZY WITH LOW HUMIDITY ON THURSDAY. SLIGHT
BUMP UP IN HUMIDITY EXPECTED FRIDAY AND OVER THE WEEKEND BUT
THIS SHOULD LEAD TO SOME DRIER STORMS.

FOR TUESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY TO 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.......40 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 75-79.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 35-40 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO
                       SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS
                       UP TO 25 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                       EXPECTED NEAR 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 10 TO 15 MPH.
                    GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH EARLY.
10000 FT MSL WIND...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....50 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 DRY SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY.
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.

FORECASTER...50

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REQUESTED BY...TONY MCWILLIAMS
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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