FNUS75 KABQ 201910
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR GRANTS...CIBOLA NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
110 PM MDT MON JUL 20 2009

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

DISCUSSION...
SOME GUSTINESS IS EXPECTED THE REST OF TODAY WITH A LIGHTER WIND
FLOW ON TAP FOR TUESDAY. HIT AND MISS...HIGHER BASED SHOWERS AND
STORMS WILL BE AROUND TODAY WITH THE MAIN THREAT BEING GUSTY
OUTFLOW WINDS. STORM MOVEMENT WILL BE TOWARDS THE SOUTHEAST AT
A PRETTY GOOD CLIP. HIGHER HUMIDITY TREND FOR TUESDAY AS A BACK
DOOR FRONT OOZES THROUGH THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS LATE TONIGHT
AND TUESDAY MORNING.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                       AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 85-89.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 16-21 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST/NORTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN
                       THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......12500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST 25 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/312500 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 58-62.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 43-48 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH DECREASING TO 3
                       TO 6 MPH BY MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                       EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.

FOR TUESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                       AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 81-85.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 22-27 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTH WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
                       7 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN
                       THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST 15 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....VERY GOOD/120000 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

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REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090720.GRANT.01/ABQ