FNUS75 KABQ 121517
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR JACQUEZ...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
917 AM MDT SUN JUL 12 2009

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

DISCUSSION...
DRY AND VERY WARM PATTERN TODAY WITH LITTLE CHANCE OF ANY WETTING
RAIN...THEN THERE MAY BE A WEAK PUSH OF MOISTURE INTO THE AREA FOR
MONDAY AND TUESDAY BRINGING A SLIGHT INCREASE IN THUNDERSTORM CHANCES.
THESE WILL BE HIGH BASED STORMS...FEW IN NUMBER AND LIKELY MORE DRY
THAN WET. LOW RH THIS AFTERNOON AND A JUST A LITTLE BIT HIGHER
MONDAY AND TUESDAY.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN PARTLY
                       CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON. ONLY A VERY SLIGHT
                       CHANCE OF AN ISOLATED HIGH BASED SHOWER OR
                       THUNDERSTORM.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 88-92.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 12-16 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHEAST THROUGH SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH THEN
                       SOUTHEAST THROUGH SOUTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH IN THE
                       AFTERNOON WITH A FEW GUSTS BETWEEN 15 AND 20
                       MPH POSSIBLE. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                       NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......12500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH 6 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....GOOD/75000 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A VERY SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                       AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 57-62.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 46-51 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST THROUGH SOUTHEAST 6 TO 12 MPH EARLY
                       SHIFTING TO MAINLY SOUTHEAST 4 TO 9 MPH AFTER
                       MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                       NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.

FOR MONDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FROM MIDDAY ON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 86-90.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 18-23 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHEAST THROUGH SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH THEN
                       SOUTHEAST THROUGH SOUTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH IN
                       THE AFTERNOON WITH A FEW GUSTS BETWEEN 15 AND
                       20 MPH POSSIBLE. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                       EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......11500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 16 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/184000 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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REQUESTED BY...134
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090712.JACQU.01/ABQ