FNUS75 KABQ 191506
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR LA SOTELLA...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
906 AM MDT TUE MAY 19 2009

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

DISCUSSION...
PERSISTENCE WILL BE A FAIRLY GOOD FORECAST THE NEXT COUPLE
OF DAYS. ALTHOUGH...CERTAINLY EXPECT SOME FLUCTUATIONS IN THE
WEATHER AS IT CONCERNS HOURLY TRENDS IN HUMIDITY...TEMPERATURE
AND WIND. THANKS IN LARGE PART TO VARIABLE CLOUDINESS AND
DEVELOPING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AREA. THE MAJOR CHANGE
FROM YESTERDAY TO TODAY IS THE STEERING FLOW FOR THE STORMS.
LOOKING FOR MORE OF A SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST STEERING FLOW AND
SHOULD BE A LITTLE FASTER TODAY. ON WEDNESDAY THE STEERING FLOW
WILL BE FAIRLY SIMILAR TO TODAY.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0855 MDT 5/19/09
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...BECOMING PARTLY
                       CLOUDY TO OCCASIONALLY MOSTLY CLOUD DURING
                       THE AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......40 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 72-75.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 18-23 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........UPSLOPE FLOW ORIGINATING FROM THE SIDE SLOPES
                       4 TO 7 MPH DURING THE MORNING. SOME BATTLING
                       OF WIND EXPECTED IN THE AFTERNOON WITH
                       UPSLOPE FLOW AND SOUTH/SOUTHWEST WINDS
                       8 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS IN THE
                       UPPER TEENS TO MID 20S. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                       WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                       AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......11500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 17 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/195500 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                       AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 47-51.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 48-55 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHERLY WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH BECOMING
                       LIGHT AND VARIABLE 1 TO 5 MPH BY LATE
                       EVENING. OCCASIONAL GUSTS IN THE MID
                       TEENS TO LOWER 20S. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                       WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN
                       THE EVENING.

FOR WEDNESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN
                       BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY DURING THE
                       AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......40 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 69-72.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 23-28 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 7 MPH BECOMING
                       SOUTHWEST 7 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                       OCCASIONAL GUSTS IN THE MID TEENS TO
                       LOWER 20S. STRONGER GUSTS AND ERRATIC
                       WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN
                       THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......9500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 12 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....VERY GOOD/114000 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...JON BOE
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090519.LASOT.01/ABQ