FNUS75 KABQ 142125
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR GRANITE...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
325 PM MDT FRI AUG 14 2009

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

DISCUSSION...TROPICAL MOISTURE TO LINGER OVER THE AREA INTO TONIGHT.
VERY GOOD RH RECOVERY TONIGHT. MUCH LOWER RH VALUES ON SATURDAY AS
WEST FLOW DEVELOPS.

   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.......30 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 53-57.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 78-82 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING
                       BECOMING TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 8 MPH.
                       GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.

FOR SATURDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 75-79.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 30-35 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH INCREASING TO
                       WEST 9 TO 14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......9500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 21 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/199500 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...40

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REQUESTED BY...MIKE WILLIAMS
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090814.GRANI.01/ABQ