FNUS75 KABQ 210004
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR WHITE PEAK...NM STATE FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
604 PM 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...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM MDT FRIDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...

DISCUSSION...
CHALLENGING FORECAST IN STORE FOR THE OVERNIGHT PERIOD. LATEST
HIGH RESOLUTION MODEL GUIDANCE SUGGESTS THAT THE DRYLINE WILL
RETREAT WESTWARD TO APPROXIMATELY THE BURN SCAR LOCATION...MAKING
MAXIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TRICKY. UNTIL THEN...HOWEVER...STRONG
WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE WITH VERY LOW HUMIDITIES AND
THE RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM. ANY MOISTURE
THAT MOVES INTO THE AREA TONIGHT WILL AGAIN MIX OUT ON FRIDAY AND
SEVERAL HOURS OF SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED. THIS
COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS DEVELOPING ONCE AGAIN WILL RESULT IN
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ONCE AGAIN. MORE OF THE SAME IS
EXPECTED ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. DRYLINE MAY BACK INTO THE AREA
EACH NIGHT...BUT THE MOISTURE WILL MIX OUT DURING THE DAY AND
RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS IN THE AFTERNOON. THIS
PERSISTENT PATTERN WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. EACH DAY
WILL ALSO BE CHARACTERIZED BY HIGH HAINES AND ABOVE NORMAL
TEMPERATURES.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 50-54.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 55-60 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO 8
                       TO 11 MPH AFTER SUNSET. GUSTS UP TO 30
                       MPH BEFORE SUNSET.

FOR FRIDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 83-87.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 6-10 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH INCREASING TO 15
                       TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 35
                       MPH.

FROM THE PLANNING FORECAST FOR FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....
   ABOVE 8000 FT....46-51.
   BELOW 8000 FT....52-57.
   24 HR TREND......LITTLE CHANGE.
MAX HUMIDITY........
   ABOVE 8000 FT....32-42 PCT.
   BELOW 8000 FT....33-53 PCT.
   24 HR TREND......DOWN 3 PCT.
WIND...20 FOOT......SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH.
                    GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
10000 FT MSL WIND...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PCT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH DECREASING TO 5 MODERATE AFTER MIDNIGHT.

FROM THE PLANNING FORECAST FOR SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....
   ABOVE 8000 FT....73-78.
   BELOW 8000 FT....85-90.
   24 HR TREND......LITTLE CHANGE.
MIN HUMIDITY........
   ABOVE 8000 FT....10-15 PCT.
   BELOW 8000 FT....7-12 PCT.
   24 HR TREND......LITTLE CHANGE.
WIND...20 FOOT......SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH.
                    GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
10000 FT MSL WIND...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PCT.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......13500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 25 KNOTS.
VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/337500 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...34

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REQUESTED BY...ERIC TURBEVILLE
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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