FNUS75 KABQ 260015
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR SUEGRO...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
615 PM MDT MON MAY 25 2009

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

DISCUSSION...HUMIDITIES MAY BE SLIGHTLY LOWER TONIGHT AND TUESDAY
THAN IN RECENT DAYS AS NORTHWEST TO NORTH GRADIENT AT THE SURFACE
AND ALOFT HELPS DRY OUT THE REGION. HOWEVER...ENOUGH MOISTURE WILL
LINGER FOR MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
TO DEVELOP. A STRONGER SURFACE FRONT TO PUSH DOWN THE EASTERN PLAINS
TUESDAY MAY FIRE ENOUGH CONVECTION BY TUESDAY EVENING TO INITIATE
AN EASTERLY PUSH OF LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WEST OF THE RIO GRANDE TUESDAY
NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                       AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN A
                       SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER
                       MIDNIGHT.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 39-44.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 75-80 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING
                       THEN BECOMING TERRAIN DOMINATED. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN
                       THE EVENING.

FOR TUESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                       AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN A
                       CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                       AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......30 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 61-65.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 26-31 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 8 MPH BECOMING
                       WEST 7 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 19 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/152000 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.

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REQUESTED BY...232
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090525.SUEGR.01/ABQ