FNUS75 KABQ 091529
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR ELEMENTARY...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
929 AM MDT FRI APR 9 2010

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

DISCUSSION...VERY DRY AIR MASS REMAINS IN PLACE OVER THE STATE AND
BURN SITE.  TODAY...TEMPERATURES UP A FEW DEGREES FROM THOSE ON
THURSDAY WITH A CORRESPONDING DECREASE IN RH. BY MIDDAY...WINDS
SHOULD BE OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST,  HAINES VALUES OF 6 TODAY AND
TOMORROW. OVERNIGHT RH RECOVERIES FAIR OVERNIGHT.  A BIT WARMER ON
SATURDAY WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN RH AND SIMILAR WINDS.


FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-74.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 6-11 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........LIGHT SOUTH WINDS THIS MORNING TO BECOME
                       SOUTHWEST BY MIDDAY WITH SPEEDS OF 7 TO
                       10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT....... .14500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 14 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/203000 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....31-35.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 41-46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING
                       BECOMING TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 8 MPH.

FOR SATURDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-75.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 6-11 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       SOUTHWEST 7 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT....... .13000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 9 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....VERY GOOD/117000 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...05

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REQUESTED BY...KEVIN LEHTO
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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