FNUS75 KABQ 181643
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR JACQUEZ...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1043 AM MDT SAT JUL 18 2009

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

DISCUSSION...
UPPER LEVEL HIGH TO THE NORTHWEST OF NEW MEXICO WILL CONTINUE TO
KEEP THE WEATHER FAIRLY DRY. MINIMUM HUMIDITIES MAY DIP BELOW 15
PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. THERE IS A SMALL CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE MOUNTAINS EAST OF THE BURN AREA TODAY...BUT
THESE STORMS WILL MOSTLY MOVE TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST. A BACK DOOR
COLD FRONT...AIDED BY THUNDERSTORM OUTFLOWS...WILL SHIFT WINDS OUT
OF THE EAST TONIGHT. THIS WILL DROP TEMPERATURES AROUND 6 DEGREES
ON SUNDAY...RAISE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES A BIT AND ENABLE A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. SOME STORMS ON SUNDAY WILL PRODUCE LITTLE OR NO RAIN WITH
GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS. THE SLIGHT CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WILL PERSIST EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING THROUGH THE
FIRST HALF OF THE COMING WORK WEEK.


FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 90-94.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 12-17 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       WEST 7 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......13000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 17 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/221000 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 53-57.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 54-59 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTH WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH BECOMING EAST 9 TO
                       12 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                       WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                       EVENING.

FOR SUNDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 84-88.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 16-21 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
                       IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                       EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST 22 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/187000 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...44

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REQUESTED BY...CHASE 201
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090718.JACQU.01/ABQ