FNUS75 KABQ 141544
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR SOLDIER FIRE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
944 AM MDT THU MAY 14 2009

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

DISCUSSION...
HUMIDITY WILL TREND UP TODAY THANKS TO RESIDUAL FROM A BACK DOOR
FRONT OVERNIGHT BUT OVERALL DRY CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS. HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL TREND DOWN ON FRIDAY AND POOR
HUMIDITY RECOVERY IS EXPECTED TONIGHT. WINDS WILL DECLINE SLIGHTLY
FROM YESTERDAY/S READINGS BUT REMAIN BREEZY AT TIMES DURING THE
AFTERNOON. ANOTHER DOWNTICK IN THE WINDS IS EXPECTED ON FRIDAY.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY. A FEW FLAT CUMULUS DURING THE
                       AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 68-72.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 14-19 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH INCREASING TO
                       SOUTHWEST 9 TO 14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                       GUSTS IN THE UPPER TEENS TO AROUND 25 MPH
                       DURING THE PEAK HEATING PERIOD.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......11000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 23 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/253000 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 43-46.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 28-33 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH DECREASING TO 3
                       TO 6 MPH BY LATE EVENING. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH
                       EARLY EVENING. AFTER MIDNIGHT...WESTERLY
                       WIND 4 TO 8 MPH NEAR THE CREST AND GENERALLY
                       DOWNSLOPE...DOWNCANYON DEVELOPING ALONG THE
                       MIDSLOPE AREAS.

FOR FRIDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 72-76.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 9-12 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST/NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 11 MPH. OCCASIONAL
                       GUSTS IN THE MID/UPPER TEENS DURING THE
                       AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......11500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTH 18 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/207000 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...EDWARD LUJAN
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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