FNUS75 KABQ 131546
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR SANCHEZ FIRE...NM-CAF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
946 AM MDT THU AUG 13 2009

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

DISCUSSION...
TEMPORARY WETTER PATTERN COMING UP STARTING LATER TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY
FOLLOWED BY SOME DRIER CONDITIONS OVER THE WEEKEND. AFTERNOON MINIMUM
RH A LITTLE HIGHER THIS AFTERNOON COMPARED TO RECENT DAYS...BUT MUCH
HIGHER FRIDAY AFTERNOON. GOOD TO EXCELLENT RECOVERIES FOR AT LEAST THE
NEXT 2 TO 4 NIGHTS. STORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND 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 NIGHT.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......INCREASING CLOUDS WITH A FEW SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE MAINLY AFTER 1 PM.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......30 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 73-77.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 21-26 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........VARYING FROM SOUTHWEST THROUGH NORTHWEST 5
                       TO 10 MPH TILL 11 AM OR NOON...INCREASING
                       TO 7 TO 15 MPH THEREAFTER. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......40 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 44-48.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 70-75 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST THROUGH NORTHWEST 7 TO 14 MPH EARLY
                       THEN BECOMING TERRAIN DOMINATED 5 TO 11 MPH.
                       GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.

FOR FRIDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......50 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 67-71.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 40-45 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING
                       SOUTHWEST THROUGH NORTHWEST 7 TO 15 MPH IN
                       THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.

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...NM TDC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090813.SANCH.01/ABQ