FNUS75 KABQ 152047
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR LOS PINOS...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
247 PM MDT FRI MAY 15 2009

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

DISCUSSION...
DRY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE TODAY INTO TONIGHT. A BACK DOOR COLD
FRONT WILL PROVIDE A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN HUMIDITY LATE
TONIGHT OR BY MID MORNING SATURDAY. LITTLE FALL IN HUMIDITY
IS EXPECTED ON SATURDAY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. SOME OF THE STORMS WILL BE OF THE WETTING
VARIETY.

NOTE...AREA RAWS OBSERVATIONS INDICATE CURRENT HUMIDITY READINGS
IN THE LOW TO MID TEENS.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1435 MDT 5/15/09
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 65-69.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 10-14 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS
                       BETWEEN 15 TO 20 MPH.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 42-46.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 49-56 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WEST
                       BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE BY MID-EVENING.
                       WINDS WILL REMAIN LIGHT BUT EVENTUALLY
                       TURN SOUTHEASTEARLY 4 TO 6 MPH AROUND
                       SUNRISE.

FOR SATURDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......30 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 59-63.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 43-48 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. OCCASIONAL
                       GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                       EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

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...09/50

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REQUESTED BY...LA CUEVA UNIT
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090515.LOSPI.01/ABQ