FNUS75 KABQ 131440
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR SAN MIGUEL WILDLAND FIRE...NPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
840 AM MDT MON JUL 13 2009

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

DISCUSSION...
LITTLE CHANGE TO TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY PROFILE THROUGH TUESDAY.
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS INITIATING SOUTHWEST OF THE FIRE WILL
MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS THE FIRE FROM 2 P.M. TO SUNSET WITH SPOTTY
RAINFALL COVERAGE. SHIFTING WIND DIRECTIONS AS TROUGH BUILDS FROM
SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST ACROSS THE FIRE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON INTO
THIS EVENING. LOW PRESSURE SHIFTING EAST OF THE FIRE ON THURSDAY
WILL PRODUCE MODEST INCREASE IN WEST WIND SPEEDS. THUNDERSTORMS
INITIATING WEST OF THE FIRE WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE FIRE ON
TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0819 MDT 7/13/09
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS
                       AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 85-87.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 16-19 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.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 58-60.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 41-44 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 8 TO 11 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       NORTHWEST 7 TO 9 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

FOR TUESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS
                       AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 86-88.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 16-19 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       WEST 8 TO 11 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 20090713.SANMI.01/ABQ