FNUS75 KABQ 141525 FWSABQ SPOT FORECAST FOR JACQUEZ...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 925 AM MDT TUE JUL 14 2009 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. DISCUSSION... SIMILAR WEATHER DAY ON TAP WITH INCREASING CLOUD COVER DURING THE AFTERNOON. THERE IS A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFFECTING THE FIRE AREA BUT THEY WILL BE MORE OF THE HIGH BASED VARIETY WITH A VERY SMALL FOOTPRINT OF WETTING RAIN. GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS WOULD BE THE MAIN CONCERN WITH GUST POTENTIAL UP TO 45 MPH BUT GENERALLY IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. SIMILAR STORM COVERAGES FOR WEDNESDAY WITH NOT MUCH OF A CHANGE IN HUMIDITY. FOR TODAY CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY...BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY LATE MORNING TO EARLY AFTERNOON. PERIODS OF MOSTLY CLOUDY DURING THE AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. CHC OF PRECIP.......30 PERCENT. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 86-90. RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 15-20 PERCENT. 20 FOOT WIND........WEST/NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 11 MPH. OCCASIONAL GUSTS IN THE TEENS. STRONGER GUSTS AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......12000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 14 KNOTS. VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/168000 KNOT-FT. FOR TONIGHT CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 56-59. RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 27-32 PERCENT. 20 FOOT WIND........QUITE A BIT OF VARIABILITY IN THE WIND FLOW EXPECTED. GENERALLY WEST/NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. SOME NORTH/NORTHEAST EXPECTED AFTER MIDNIGHT 3 TO 6 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. FOR WEDNESDAY CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY TO OCCASIONALLY MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 83-87. RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 15-20 PERCENT. 20 FOOT WIND........NORTH WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......12000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 13 KNOTS. VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/156000 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 $$ REQUESTED BY...CHASE 201 REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20090714.JACQU.01/ABQ