FNUS75 KABQ 091741
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR SAN MIGUEL...BANDELIER NATIONAL MONUMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1141 AM MDT THU JUL 9 2009

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

DISCUSSION...
SLIGHT UPTICK IN HUMIDITY EACH DAY. LARGELY BASED ON CLOUD COVER
WHICH IS EXPECTED TO VARY OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. SOME INITIAL MID
LEVEL MOISTURE HAS MADE ITS WAY UP FROM THE SOUTH. THIS WILL SPARK
SOME HIT AND MISS SHOWERS AND STORMS. THE ACTIVITY WILL START OUT
ON THE DRIER SIDE BUT BEGIN TO MOISTEN UP A BIT DURING THE EVENING.
SIMILAR MIX OF WET AND DRY ACTIVITY FOR FRIDAY WITH A SMALL
FOOTPRINT OF WETTING RAIN. STRONG GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WINDS
ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ACTIVITY IS VERY POSSIBLE.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. OCCASIONAL PERIODS OF MOSTLY
                       CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF A DRIER THUNDERSTORM.
                       MORE OF A CHANCE FOR HIGH BASED SHOWERS
                       AFFECTING THE FIRE AREA.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......30 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 90-94.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 14-16 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........EAST/SOUTHEAST WIND 4 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO
                       THE SOUTHWEST 6 TO 11 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                       SOME BATTLING BETWEEN UPSLOPE FLOW AND
                       SOUTHWEST FLOW. GUSTS IN THE MID TEENS TO
                       AROUND 20 MPH. STRONGER GUSTS FOUND NEAR
                       HIGH BASED SHOWERS AND STORMS.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                       AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 57-61.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 56-60 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST/SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 11 MPH BECOMING
                       NORTHEAST 3 TO 5 MPH BETWEEN 2100 TO 2300.
                       GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.

FOR FRIDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH PERIODS OF MOSTLY
                       CLOUDY DURING THE AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......30 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 89-93.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 19-22 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHERLY WINDS BECOMING UPSLOPE WINDS 4
                       TO 6 MPH DURING THE MORNING. WINDS SHIFTING
                       TO THE SOUTHWEST 7 TO 10 MPH IN THE
                       AFTERNOON. OCCASIONAL GUSTS IN THE TEENS.
                       GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.

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...MARLA RODGERS
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090709.SANMI.01/ABQ