FNUS75 KABQ 101515
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR JACQUEZ...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
915 AM MDT FRI JUL 10 2009

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

DISCUSSION...
THE OVERALL WIND FLOW WILL BE ON THE LIGHTER SIDE EXCEPT FOR NEAR
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE HIGHEST TODAY
AND THEN DROP ON SATURDAY. STORMS TO CONTINUE WITH BEST CHANCES
TODAY AND EARLY THIS EVENING. LESS OF A CHANCE ON
SATURDAY. STORMS WILL TEND TO MOVE FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST
TODAY AND INITIALLY FORM OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. WATCH FOR
STORMS TO ROLL OFF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE TOWARDS YOU AS WELL
AS DEVELOP OVERHEAD. FOOTPRINT OF WETTING RAIN...TENTH OF AN
INCH...WILL BE FAIRLY SMALL WITH THESE STORMS. OUTFLOW GUSTS
BETWEEN 35 TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE BUT GENERALLY WILL RANGE
BETWEEN 25 TO 35 MPH.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......GENERALLY PARTLY CLOUDY. PERIODS OF
                       MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                       AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......50 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 84-86.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 19-24 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH INCREASING TO 6
                       TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS IN THE
                       LOW TO MID TEENS. STRONGER GUSTS AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......10500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 9 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....GOOD/94500 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 55-59.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 50-55 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST/SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING
                       TO THE SOUTHEAST 1 TO 4 MPH BY MIDNIGHT.
                       GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.

FOR SATURDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 86-89.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 15-19 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHEAST WINDS 1 TO 4 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       SOUTH/SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH IN THE
                       AFTERNOON. OCCASIONAL GUSTS IN THE TEENS.
                       STRONGER GUSTS AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                       NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......13000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 11 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....VERY GOOD/143000 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...134
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090710.JACQU.01/ABQ