FNUS75 KABQ 211548
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR RUIZ...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
948 AM MDT TUE JUL 21 2009

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

DISCUSSION...
HUMIDITY VALUES WILL RISE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. WETTING
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE AROUND WITH GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS. TEMPERATURES
WILL ALSO BE COOLER WITH A BIT MORE CLOUD COVER.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN MOSTLY
                       CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY
                       IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......60 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 76-80.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 32-37 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........VARIABLE WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       SOUTHEAST 7 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                       GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 18 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....VERY GOOD/117000 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN A SLIGHT
                       CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER
                       MIDNIGHT.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......50 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 49-53.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 92-97 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........EAST/SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY
                       AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.

FOR WEDNESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......50 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 73-77.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 33-38 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........EAST/SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING
                       TO THE SOUTH 7 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                       GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 9 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....GOOD/81000 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...GRIDER
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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