FNUS75 KABQ 200417
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR CORNER FIRE...FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1017 PM MDT WED JUN 19 2013

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

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT THURSDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY
EVENING...

DISCUSSION...
DRYLINE IS RETREATING WESTWARD OVER THE BURN AREA CURRENTLY. AS
SUCH...DEWPOINTS AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL CONTINUE TO RISE
OVERNIGHT. WINDS MAY BE GUSTY FROM THE EAST OR SOUTHEAST AS THE
DRYLINE MOVES WEST. HOWEVER...BY SUNRISE...THE MOISTURE WILL BEGIN
TO MIX BACK OUT AND DRY AND BREEZY TO WINDY WEST WINDS WILL RETURN
ON THURSDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA ON
THURSDAY DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES. SEVERAL HOURS
OF SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED. THE DRYLINE MAY RETREAT
AS FAR WEST AS THE BURN AREA THURSDAY NIGHT...BUT AGAIN WILL MIX
BACK OUT ON FRIDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FRIDAY
AFTERNOON AND FRIDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES.
LITTLE CHANGE IS EXPECTED OVER THE WEEKEND.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 48-52.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 60-65 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH WITH
                       GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH BECOMING WEST 5 TO 8 MPH
                       AROUND SUNRISE.
   VENTILATION TREND...EXCELLENT/247000 KNOT-FT BY EARLY-EVENING
                       BECOMING GOOD/66500 KNOT-FT BY LATE-EVENING.

FOR THURSDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 81-84.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 6-11 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO
                       20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......13500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 25 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/291833 KNOT-FT AT 1600 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...EXCELLENT/225156 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/291833 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...34

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REQUESTED BY...RICARDO MARTINEZ
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130619.CORNE.01/ABQ