FNUS75 KABQ 171704
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR ELK...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1104 AM MDT MON MAY 17 2010

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

DISCUSSION...
WINDS WILL GO ON THE INCREASE THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS BUT NOT
EXPECTING RIP SNORTING CONDITIONS. A LITTLE CLOUD COVER SHOULD
FORM OVER THE FIRE SITE THE NEXT COUPLE OF AFTERNOONS WITH A
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. BUT RAINFALL AMOUNTS WOULD BE VERY
LIGHT. HUMIDITY VALUES WILL VARY SOMEWHAT DURING THE AFTERNOONS
DUE TO THE VARIABLE CLOUD COVER BUT MINIMALS SHOULD FALL INTO
THE UPPER TEENS FOR A BRIEF PERIOD. NOTE THE POOR HUMIDITY
RECOVERY EXPECTED TONIGHT DUE TO WARM MIDSLOPE CONDITIONS.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING
                       PARTLY CLOUDY. A FEW HIGH BASED SHOWERS
                       COULD FORM BUT MAIN ACTIVITY TO THE EAST.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-64.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 18-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........SOUTH/SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH INCREASING
                       TO 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP
                       25 MPH DURING THE PEAK HEATING PERIOD.
MIXING HEIGHT....... .10000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH 21 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/210000 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-47.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 22-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH DECREASING TO 7 TO
                       10 MPH BY LATE EVENING.

FOR TUESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY DURING THE MORNING. PARTLY CLOUDY
                       WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-60.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 18-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO 14
                       TO 19 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 33
                       MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT....... .12000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 29 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/348000 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...50

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REQUESTED BY...JAMIE LONG
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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