FNUS75 KABQ 181422
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR NAMBE FIRE...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
822 AM MDT TUE MAY 18 2010

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

DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL PACIFIC LOW WILL NEAR THE STATE FROM THE WESTERN
GREAT BASIN. IN RESPONSE...THE MID LEVEL WIND FLOW WILL
INCREASE AND EVENTUALLY MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE. THUS...EXPECT
A STRENGTHENING WIND FLOW DURING THE DAY. THICK HIGH CLOUDS
THIS MORNING...HOWEVER...WILL REDUCING SOME OF THE MIXING THUS
KEEPING WINDS FROM GETTING TOO OUT OF HAND OR AT LEAST REDUCE
THE AMOUNT OF STRONG WIND DURATION. AFTER MODERATE HUMIDITY
RECOVERIES OVERNIGHT...VALUES SHOULD DROP INTO THE TEENS
FOR A PERIOD THIS AFTERNOON. ONCE AGAIN...THICK HIGH CLOUD
COVER WILL MITIGATE THE AMOUNT OF TIME SPENT IN THE LOWER
VALUE RANGE. COOLER AND A BIT MORE MOIST FOR WEDNESDAY AS THE
UPPER LOW DRAGS ACROSS COLORADO. IT SHOULD BE MENTIONED THAT
A WEAK TO MODERATE COLD FRONT WILL SWING ACROSS THE AREA
THIS EVENING CREATING A WIND SHIFT FROM THE WEST/SOUTHWEST
TO MORE OF A WEST/NORTHWEST.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY. SOME BREAKS IN THE HIGHER
                       CLOUDS DURING THE AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE
                       OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                       AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-70.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 14-19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........WEST/NORTHWEST 8 TO 13 MPH DURING THE MORNING
                       BECOMING WEST/SOUTHWEST 16 TO 26 MPH IN THE
                       AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
                       IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT....... .10000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 27 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/270000 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-42.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 47-52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........WEST/SOUTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 21 MPH BECOMING
                       WEST/NORTHWEST 7 TO 10 MPH DURING THE MID
                       TO LATE EVENING HOURS. GUSTS UP TO 35
                       MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.

FOR WEDNESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-64.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 18-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........NORTHWEST/WEST WINDS 7 TO 13 MPH
                       INCREASING TO 13 TO 18 MPH IN THE
                       AFTERNOON. GUSTS IN THE MID/UPPER
                       20S. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                       NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT....... .12000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 21 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/252000 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...JON BOE
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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