FNUS75 KABQ 162244
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR SAN MIGUEL...BANDELIER NATIONAL MONUMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
444 PM MDT THU JUL 16 2009

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

DISCUSSION...
WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY JUST NORTH OF THE BURN AREA WILL CONTINUE TO
SLOWLY SAG SOUTHWARD THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON AND EVNEING. THIS
SHOULD ALLOW THE WINDS TO HAVE A NORTHEASTERLY COMPONENT EARLY
THIS EVENING...THOUGH WINDS MAY REMAIN LIGHT AND VARIABLE DUE TO
TERRAIN INFLUENCES. NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION THAT A LIGHT SHOWER OR
A ROGUE THUNDERSTORM MAY DEVELOP YET TODAY...BUT IT APPEARS MORE
LIKELY THAT A VIRGA SHOWER WILL PRODUCE VARIABLE AND GUSTY WINDS.
THIS ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET. RELATIVE
HUMIDITY RECOVERY TONIGHT WILL BE SIMILAR TO LAST NIGHT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL AGAIN BE POSSIBLE FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
LITTLE IF ANY PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED. HOWEVER...GUSTY AND
ERRATIC WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ANY SHOWER OR STORM.

FOR THE REST OF TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                       AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY
                       EVENING.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 90-93.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 12-17 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 7 MPH. GUSTY
                       AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE EVENING.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 60-64.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 39-44 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.

FOR FRIDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                       AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 92-96.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 12-17 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........EAST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       SOUTHWEST 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...34

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REQUESTED BY...MARLA RODGERS
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090716.SANMI.02/ABQ