FNUS75 KABQ 131912
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
112 PM MDT THU AUG 13 2009

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

DISCUSSION...
TEMPORARY WETTER PATTERN COMING UP STARTING LATE TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY
FOLLOWED BY SOME DRIER CONDITIONS OVER THE WEEKEND. AFTERNOON MINIMUM
RH SOMEWHAT HIGHER THIS AND FRIDAY AFTERNOON COMPARED TO RECENT
DAYS. GOOD TO EXCELLENT RH RECOVERIES FOR AT LEAST THE NEXT 2 TO 4
NIGHTS. STORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING WILL LIKELY BE A
MIX OF WET AND DRY...THEN SHOWERS AND STORMS SHOULD BE COMPLETELY OF
WET VARIETY LATER TONIGHT THROUGH AT LEAST FRIDAY.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......INCREASING CLOUDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AREA...MORE WET THAN DRY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......40 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 77-80.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 32-36 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........FROM THE SOUTHEAST THROUGH SOUTHWEST 7 TO 15
                       MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 13 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....GOOD/97500 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......50 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 52-56.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 80-85 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........FROM SOUTHEAST THROUGH SOUTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH
                       BECOMING SOMEWHAT MORE TERRAIN DOMINATED AT
                       5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                       NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

FOR FRIDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......CLOUDY TO PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                       AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......40 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 74-79.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 38-43 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST THROUGH SOUTH 7 TO 14 MPH IN THE
                       AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                       NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......9500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 16 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/152000 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...ENG-64
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090813.NORTH.01/ABQ