FNUS75 KABQ 161335
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR LA SOTELLA...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
735 AM MDT SAT MAY 16 2009

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

DISCUSSION...A STRONG MOISTURE SURGE ON GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS HAS
MOVED VERY CLOSE TO THE AREA. LIGHT EAST WINDS MAY INCREASE TO EAST
SOUTHEAST AS HIGH AS 15 TO 25 MPH THIS MORNING HOWEVER THE DEPTH OF
THE MOISTURE MAY BE TOO SHALLOW TO EXPERIENCE THESE WINDS. WINDS
ARE EXPECTED TO TURN MORE TO THE SOUTH BY THIS AFTERNOON AND GUSTS
MAY APPROACH 20 MPH. AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM IS POSSIBLE THIS
AFTERNOON HOWEVER THE STORMS MAY FAVOR A MORE WET/DRY NATURE.
CLOUDS WILL RETURN TONIGHT WITH VERY GOOD RECOVERIES. A DRIER DAY
IS EXPECTED SUNDAY WITH MORE SOUTHWEST FLOW EXPECTED.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0730 MDT 5/16/09
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING
                       PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                       AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 61-65.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 33-38 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH BECOMING
                       TO SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST AND INCREASING TO 8 TO
                       14 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE
                       AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                       NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHEAST 14 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....GOOD/77000 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                       AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. MOSTLY
                       CLOUDY TOWARD SUNRISE.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 36-40.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 61-66 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH DECREASING TO 7
                       TO 9 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                       WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                       EVENING.

FOR SUNDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE EARLY MORNING BECOMING
                       PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF DRY
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 68-72.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 15-20 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 6 MPH BECOMING
                       SOUTHWEST 7 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY
                       AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......11000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST 13 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....VERY GOOD/143000 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...GUYER

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REQUESTED BY...JON BOE
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090516.LASOT.01/ABQ