FNUS75 KABQ 131543
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR SOLDIER FIRE...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
943 AM MDT WED MAY 13 2009

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

DISCUSSION...
ANOTHER LOW HUMIDITY DAY WITH A HIGH HAINES INDEX EXPECTED.
ALSO LOOKING FOR SOME AFTERNOON BREEZINESS BUT NOT AS STRONG AS
WHAT WAS OBSERVED YESTERDAY. HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WILL BE EXCELLENT
TONIGHT AS ANOTHER BACK DOOR FRONT PUSHES ABUNDANT MOISTURE
WESTWARD INTO THE FIRE AREA. LOOK FOR THE INITIAL MOISTURE SURGE TO
OCCUR LATER THIS EVENING. IT DOESNT APPEAR AT THIS TIME THAT THERE
WILL BE THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF MOISTURE AND UNSTABLE AIR TO PRODUCE
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BUT THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SOME
DRIZZLE ALONG THE HIGH MOUNTAIN RIDGE AND EAST SLOPES TOWARDS
VEGAS LATER TONIGHT. MOISTURE WILL GRADUALLY MIX OUT ON THURSDAY.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......SUNNY TO MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 75-78.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 8-12 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST/SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING
                       TO WEST 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                       GUSTS IN THE UPPER TEENS TO AROUND 26 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......11500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 21 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/241500 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLEAR. SOME LOW CLOUDS BANKING UP
                       ALONG THE HIGHER RIDGE TO THE EAST LATER
                       TONIGHT.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 37-40.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 84-90 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST/NORTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO
                       THE EAST/NORTHEAST 7 TO 10 MPH BETWEEN 2100
                       TO 2300. WINDS ULTIMATELY BECOMING LIGHT
                       SOUTHEAST 4 TO 6 MPH BY SUNRISE.

FOR THURSDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY WITH SOME FLAT CUMULUS
                       DEVELOPING DURING THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 66-70.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 18-23 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH INCREASING TO
                       SOUTHERLY 8 TO 14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                       GUSTS IN THE UPPER TEENS TO MID 20S DURING
                       THE PEAK HEATING PERIOD.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......10500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 22 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/231000 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...ANDREW SERRANO
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090513.SOLDI.01/ABQ