FNUS75 KABQ 121443
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR SAN MIGUEL WILDLAND FIRE...NPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
843 AM MDT SUN JUL 12 2009

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

DISCUSSION...
RIDGE EAST OF THE FIRE WITH SURFACE LOW PRESSURE WEST OF THE FIRE
WILL SUPPORT WIND SHIFT FROM WEST TO SOUTH THIS AFTERNOON.
THUNDERSTORMS WILL INITIATE NORTH OF THE FIRE AND MOVE NORTH
AWAY FROM THE FIRE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. LOW PRESSURE FORMING
EAST OF THE FIRE OVERNIGHT TONIGHT WILL SHIFT WINDS TO
NORTHWEST...BECOMING WEST BY AFTERNOON AS THE SURFACE LOW
BROADENS NORTH OF THE FIRE. INCREASED THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE
FOR MONDAY...WITH SLOW WESTWARD DRIFT OF THUNDERSTORMS ONCE
STARTED. SOME COOLING MONDAY WITH MODEST BOOST IN MINIMUM
HUMIDITY FOR THE DAY AS GENTLE PUSH OF COOLER AIR WORKS IN
OVER THE FIRE FROM THE NORTH.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0824 MDT 7/12/09
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING
                       PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 88-90.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 15-18 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH
                       7 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 57-59.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 36-39 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       NORTHWEST 7 TO 9 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

FOR MONDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS
                       AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 85-87.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 18-21 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       WEST 7 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN
                       THE AFTERNOON.

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...MARLA RODGERS
REASON FOR REQUEST...WFU
.TAG 20090712.SANMI.01/ABQ