FNUS75 KABQ 022320
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR MR  ED...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
520 PM MDT THU JUL 2 2009

NOTE: TEMP. AND WET BULB READINGS APPEAR TO BE REVERSED SINCE
WET BULB CANNOT NORMALLY BE ABOVE DRY BULB TEMP...SO AM
DOING THIS FORECAST ON THE ASSUMPTION THAT TEMP. IS 85 AND WET
BULB IS 62. ALSO DEWPOINT DERIVED FROM THIS IS 15 TO 20 DEGREES
HIGHER THAN SURROUNDING AREAS AND FORECAST WILL BE ADJUSTED TO
THOSE MORE REPRESENTATIVE READINGS.

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

DISCUSSION...
ONLY A SLIGHT 10 TO 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OR A THUNDERSTORM
OVERNIGHT WITH WINDS STRONGLY IMPACTED BY LOCAL TERRAIN SUBTLETIES.
SOMEWHAT HIGHER RH COMING IN FOR FRIDAY AND POSSIBLY SATURDAY WITH
ALSO A LITTLE BETTER CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND STORMS. THESE SHOULD BE
MORE WET THAN DRY...BUT A FEW LIGHTNING STRIKES ARE LIKELY OUTSIDE
OF THE RAIN CORES.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                       AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 7 OR 8 PM.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 47-52.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 75-80 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST THROUGH NORTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH WITH
                       A FEW GUSTS BETWEEN 15 AND 20 MPH POSSIBLE.
                       WINDS BECOMING MAINLY DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY
                       AT 5 TO 11 MPH AFTER 9 OR 10 PM. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

FOR FRIDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT MORNING...40 PERCENT AFTERNOON.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 76-81.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 27-32 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH THROUGH WEST WINDS 7 TO 14 MPH BY LATE
                       MORNING OR THE NOON HOUR. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                       WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 7 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....POOR/28000 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...43

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