FNUS75 KABQ 311852
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR SERNA...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1252 PM MDT FRI JUL 31 2009

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

DISCUSSION...
TREND TOWARD FEWER AND DRIER SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE NEXT
1 TO 3 DAYS. LOWER AFTERNOON RH AND POORER NIGHTTIME RECOVERIES OVER
THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. LIGHT TO LOCALLY MODERATE AFTERNOON BREEZES.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A FEW SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AREA AFTER 2 PM. A FEW
                       STORMS WILL BE MORE DRY THAN WET.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......30 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 79-83.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 24-28 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........FROM THE SOUTH THROUGH WEST 6 TO 10 MPH
                       INCREASING TO 7 TO 14 MPH AFTER ABOUT 130 PM.
                       GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......10500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 18 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/189000 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL ABOUT 10 PM.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 50-55.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 60-65 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........VARIABLE DIRECTION 5 TO 11 MPH BECOMING
                       TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 9 MPH. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

FOR SATURDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 2 PM. MORE DRY THAN WET
                       STORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 82-87.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 12-17 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........VARIABLE DIRECTION 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO
                       WEST AND SOUTHWEST 7 TO 13 MPH BY MIDDAY. GUSTY
                       AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......11000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST 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...43

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REQUESTED BY...AMOS CORRALES
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090731.SERNA.01/ABQ