FNUS75 KABQ 161608
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR SOLDIER FIRE...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1008 AM MDT SAT MAY 16 2009

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

DISCUSSION...MUCH HIGHER RH VALUES TODAY COMPARED TO RECENT DAYS.
GOOD MOISTURE SURGE HAS SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA...ALTHOUGH MOSTLY
AT ELEVATIONS BELOW 9000 FEET. A SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM WILL BE IN
THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. GOOD RH RECOVERY TONIGHT.
WARMER WITH MUCH LOWER RH VALUES SUNDAY.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING
                       PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                       AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 54-58.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 42-47 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO
                       SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                       GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......EAST 18 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....GOOD/72000 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                       AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 36-40.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 75-80 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH DECREASING TO 3
                       TO 7 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                       WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                       EVENING.

FOR SUNDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 65-69.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 19-24 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 8 MPH BECOMING
                       SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......9500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST 14 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....VERY GOOD/133000 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...40

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REQUESTED BY...ANDREW SERRANO
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090516.SOLDI.01/ABQ