FNUS75 KABQ 161207
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR MAY BOSQUE...NM STATE FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
607 AM MDT SAT MAY 16 2009

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

DISCUSSION...BURSTS OF EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS SHOULD AFFECT THE
AREA THIS MORNING AS A HIGHER MOISTURE AIRMASS SPILLS INTO THE
AREA FROM THE EAST. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES MAY BE HIGHER THAN THE
FORECAST BELOW TODAY HOWEVER MODELS HAVE BEEN INCONSISTENT ON HOW
DEEP THE MOISTURE WILL BE. STORMS THAT DO FORM WILL PRODUCE LITTLE
TO NO RAINFALL. EAST WINDS WILL PREVAIL OVERNIGHT WITH GOOD TO
EXCELLENT RECOVERIES.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                       AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH LITTLE OR NO RAINFALL
                       IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 78-82.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 30-35 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO
                       EAST SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH BY MID MORNING.
                       GUSTS AS HIGH AS 35 MPH POSSIBLE WITH EAST
                       WINDS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......EAST 17 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....VERY GOOD/110500 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF DRY
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN A SLIGHT
                       CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER
                       MIDNIGHT.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 49-53.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 54-59 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       NORTHEAST 7 TO 9 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTY
                       AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
                       AFTER MIDNIGHT.

FOR SUNDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 83-87.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 15-20 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........EAST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH
                       7 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......10500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 9 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....GOOD/94500 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...42

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REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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