FNUS75 KABQ 111436
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR SAN MIGUEL FIRE...BANDELIER NM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
836 AM MDT SAT JUL 11 2009

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

DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE NORTH OF THE FIRE WILL SLIDE EAST THROUGH SUNDAY
SHIFTING WINDS FROM EAST TO SOUTH. THUNDERSTORMS WILL INITIATE
THIS AFTERNOON AFTER 2 PM AND MOVE SLOWLY NORTHWARD...ENDING
TOWARD SUNSET. LITTLE CHANGE TO TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY PROFILES
THROUGH SUNDAY.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0818 MDT 7/11/09
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 88-90.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 16-19 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........EAST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTH 9
                       TO 14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......11500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH 16 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/184000 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 57-59.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 40-43 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 15 MPH IN THE EVENING
                       BECOMING TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 8 MPH.
                       GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

FOR SUNDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 89-91.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 15-18 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH
                       IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......12000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 9 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....VERY GOOD/108000 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...25

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REQUESTED BY...GARY KEMP
REASON FOR REQUEST...WFU
.TAG 20090711.SANMI.01/ABQ