FNUS75 KABQ 201721
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR THOMPSON RIDGE FIRE...NM-N6S
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1121 AM MDT THU JUN 20 2013

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

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY
EVENING...

DISCUSSION...
HAINES INDEX OF 6 THROUGH FRIDAY AND LIKELY BEYOND. BREEZY CONDITIONS
TO CONTINUE WITH VERY LOW HUMIDITY VALUES. WINDS TO DIMINISH SOME
DURING THE MID AND LATE EVENING HOURS...THOUGH THE HIGHEST RIDGES
MAY SEE WINDS DROP OFF LESS THAN ELSEWHERE OVERNIGHT. TEMPERATURES
WILL BE ABOVE NORMAL WITH EVEN OCCASIONAL DAYTIME SUPER HAINES VALUES.
MIXING HEIGHTS WILL ALSO BE ABOVE NORMAL DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS. RH
RECOVERIES TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT AGAIN POOR TO VERY POOR.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 76-80.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 6-11 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST TO WEST 6 TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO
                       13 TO 23 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 30
                       MPH AFTER ABOUT 1 PM.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 42-46.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 23-28 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST TO WEST 10 TO 20 MPH BECOMING MORE
                       VARIABLE 6 TO 12 MPH AFTER ABOUT 10 PM.
                       GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH EARLY EVENING.

FOR FRIDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING
                       PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 74-78.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 7-12 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........MAINLY SOUTHWEST 7 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO
                       14 TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 30
                       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...43

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REQUESTED BY...TROY CACHINI
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130620.THOMP.01/ABQ