FNUS75 KABQ 040038
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR SANTA FE WATERSHED RX...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
638 PM MDT SAT OCT 3 2009

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

DISCUSSION...
DRY CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE. FAIR HUMIDITY RECOVERY TONIGHT ACROSS
MIDSLOPE AREAS...A LITTLE BETTER RECOVERY DOWN LOWER. STRONGER
WINDS FOR SUNDAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH APPROACHES BRINGING
THE POTENTIAL FOR FEW BUILDUPS WITH VIRGA AFTER 2 PM...BUT LITTLE
OR NO RAIN REACHING THE GROUND.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY TO CLEAR AT TIMES.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 33-37.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 54-59 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH BECOMING MORE
                       VARIABLE DIRECTION 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER ABOUT 10
                       PM.

FOR SUNDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A FEW BUILDUPS WITH VIRGA IN
                       THE AFTERNOON...BUT NO WETTING RAIN EXPECTED.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......LESS THAN 10 PERCENT FOR WETTING RAIN.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 59-63.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 35-40 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST 7 TO 15 MPH BY 10 OR 11AM
                       INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH BY MIDDAY THROUGH
                       THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 30 OR 35 MPH BY EARLY
                       OR MID AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 33 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/181500 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...DONALD VIGIL
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091003.SANTA.02/ABQ