FNUS75 KABQ 182312
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR GRANTS...CIBOLA NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
512 PM MDT SAT JUL 18 2009

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

DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE CENTERED NEAR THE FOUR CORNERS REGION WILL
KEEP HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS IN PLACE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY
EVENING. A FEW HIGH BASED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED
THROUGH MID EVENING WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR GUSTY AND ERRATIC WIND
GUSTS BUT LITTLE RAINFALL. OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES ARE EXPECTED TO BE
FAIR WITH ADEQUATE MIXING AND DRY SURFACE HUMIDITY EXPECTED ON
SUNDAY. THERE WILL BE ADDITIONAL SLIGHT CHANCES FOR AFTERNOON AND
EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY AND MONDAY WITH GUSTY AND
ERRATIC WIND GUSTS THE MAIN THREAT. KW

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 84-90.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 10-15 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......15000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST 15 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/225000 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                       AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 57-62.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 44-50 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTH WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       SOUTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                       WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                       EVENING.

FOR SUNDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                       AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 85-90.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 12-17 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........EAST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       NORTHWEST 7 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                       GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......14000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST 17 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/238000 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...17

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REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090718.GRANT.01/ABQ