FNUS75 KABQ 291750
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR DOYLE...NPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1150 AM MDT WED JUL 29 2009

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

DISCUSSION...
DISTURBANCE CURRENTLY OVER THE FOUR CORNERS AREA WILL MOVE OVER
THE JEMEZ MOUNTAINS EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON. THIS WILL SPARK SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS NEAR OR OVER THE FIRE AREA. STORM MOVEMENT WILL
REMAIN TOWARDS THE SOUTHEAST AT AROUND 20 MPH TODAY. BACK DOOR
FRONTAL PUSH WILL INITIALLY COME IN FROM THE NORTH TONIGHT AND THEN
SWEEP IN FROM THE GLORIETTA GAP LATE TONIGHT. THIS WILL ULTIMATELY
RAISE HUMIDITY VALUES OVER THE FIRE AREA. ANOTHER ROUND OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FOR THURSDAY.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......70 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 84-86.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 27-33 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH/SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH INCREASING
                       TO WEST/SOUTHWEST 9 TO 14 MPH IN THE
                       AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS LIKELY MID TO
                       LATER AFTERNOON. GUSTS IN THE MID TEENS
                       TO MID 20S. STRONGER GUSTS AND ERRATIC
                       WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 17 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/153000 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......30 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 54-58.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 62-68 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTH/NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 14 MPH
                       BECOMING NORTH/NORTHEAST 7 TO 9
                       MPH BY LATE EVENING. WINDS EVENTUALLY
                       BECOMING EAST/SOUTHEAST 4 TO 8 MPH BY
                       SUNUP. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                       EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

FOR THURSDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                       AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN A
                       CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                       AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......50 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 81-84.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 33-38 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH/SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH
                       INCREASING TO 8 TO 11 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                       GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......11000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 13 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....VERY GOOD/143000 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...FRANK GONZALES
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090729.DOYLE.01/ABQ