FNUS75 KABQ 221439
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR BANDELIER PILES...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
839 AM MDT THU APR 22 2010

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

DISCUSSION...
UNSETTLED WEATHER WILL CONTINUE. THE COLD FRONT MOVED THROUGH
THIS MORNING SO LOOK FOR UNSEASONABLY COOL TEMPERATURES THROUGH
THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THE COOLER TEMPERATURES AND VARIABLE
CLOUDINESS...ABUNDANT AT TIMES WILL LEAD TO HIGHER HUMIDITY.
WINDS ARE IN A LULL RIGHT NOW BUT LOOK FOR THEM TO GRADUALLY PICK
UP DURING THE DAY. STRONGER WIND FLOW EXPECTED ON FRIDAY AS THE
GRADIENT STRENGTHENS SIGNIFICANTLY LATE TONIGHT. BEST CHANCE OF
WETTING PRECIPITATION THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS...GENERALLY IN THE
FORM OF SNOW WILL BE TONIGHT BASED ON THE LATEST MODEL RUNS.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT 4/22/10
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF
                       RAIN SHOWERS MIXED WITH ICE PELLETS. A FEW
                       RUMBLES OF THUNDER ALSO POSSIBLE DURING
                       THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......40 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....45-49.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 42-47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........LIGHT AND VARIABLE THROUGH MID MORNING.
                       EVENTUALLY WEST/SOUTHWEST 7 TO 11 MPH. GUSTY
                       AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
                       IN THE AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN
                       THE EVENING...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW
                       SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......60 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....22-26.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 82-87 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........WEST/SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING
                       TO THE NORTHWEST 9 TO 12 MPH AFTER
                       MIDNIGHT.

FOR FRIDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT
                       CHANCE OF SHOWERS. FAVORING THE MORNING
                       HOURS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....42-46.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 40-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........NORTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO
                       WEST 17 TO 24 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP
                       TO 35 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                       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...50

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REQUESTED BY...MARLA RODGERS
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100422.BANDE.01/ABQ