FNUS75 KABQ 051940 FWSABQ SPOT FORECAST FOR JARALOSA...USFS SANDIA DIST. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 140 PM MDT SAT SEP 5 2009 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. DISCUSSION...THUNDERSTORMS AROUND THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON HAVE A GOOD CHANCE OF PRODUCING WETTING RAINFALL. MINIMUM HUMIDITY VALUES ARE PROBABLY AT THEIR LOWEST FOR THE DAY AND TEMPERATURES NEAR THEIR HIGH. THE CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS. EXCELLENT HUMIDITY RECOVERIES ARE EXPECTED. ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS AND STORMS IS POSSIBLE SUNDAY WITH MINIMUM HUMIDITY VALUES SIMILAR TO TODAY. FOR TODAY CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. CHC OF PRECIP.......50 PERCENT. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 75-77. RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 40-44 PERCENT. 20 FOOT WIND........WEST SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH 16 KNOTS. VENTILATION CAT.....VERY GOOD/128000 KNOT-FT. FOR TONIGHT CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. PERIODS OF PARTLY CLOUDY AROUND SUNRISE. CHC OF PRECIP.......50 PERCENT. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 52-56. RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 85-90 PERCENT. 20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 6 TO 10 MPH AFTER SUNSET. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. FOR SUNDAY CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. PERIODS OF MOSTLY CLOUDY BY MID AFTERNOON. CHC OF PRECIP.......50 PERCENT. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 75-79. RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 38-42 PERCENT. 20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE MORNING SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 11 KNOTS. VENTILATION CAT.....GOOD/60500 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...GUYER $$ REQUESTED BY...703 REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20090905.JARAL.01/ABQ