FNUS75 KABQ 181825
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR SOLDIER FIRE...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1225 PM MDT MON MAY 18 2009

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

DISCUSSION...
RADAR DETECTING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE PECOS VALLEY AND
OVER THE CREST. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE VERY SLOW MOVING
TODAY SO THERE IS A POTENTIAL OF A FEW HUNDREDTHS. IT APPEARS
THAT THE WEATHER WILL BE A BIT DRIER ON TUESDAY. LOTS OF VARIABILITY
IN THE WIND IS EXPECTED...DUE TO SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AREA. LOTS OF FLUCTUATING HUMIDITY READINGS AS WELL...ESPECIALLY
DUE TO VARIABLE CLOUD COVER.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF
                       DRIER SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......40 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 72-75.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 15-20 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST/SOUTHWEST 7 TO 13 MPH. OCCASIONAL
                       GUSTS IN THE MID/UPPER TEENS.
                       GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 16 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/160000 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
                       BECOMING MOST CLEAR AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 43-48.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 42-47 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST/SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH BECOMING
                       GENERALLY DOWNSLOPE 1 TO 4 MPH AFTER
                       2200. EXPECT QUITE A BIT OF VARIABILITY DUE
                       TO DYING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

FOR TUESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING
                       PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF DRIER SHOWERS
                       AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 73-77.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 13-17 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST/SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH INCREASING TO
                       7 TO 14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS IN THE
                       UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 20S.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH 19 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/190000 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 SANDOVAL
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090518.SOLDI.01/ABQ