FNUS75 KABQ 262342
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR CABEZON...NM STATE FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
542 PM MDT WED MAY 26 2010

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

DISCUSSION...
THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING THURSDAY AFTERNOON MAINLY WEST OF THE FIRE
WILL SPREAD NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE FIRE ONCE INITIATED. STEADY
TEMPERATURE TRENDS THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEKEND...WITH UPTICK IN
MOISTURE ON THURSDAY STEADILY ERODED BY DRYER AIR MOVING IN FRIDAY
AND REMAINING IN PLACE THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK...DROPPING MINIMUM
HUMIDITIES INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS. AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS
REDEVELOPING FRIDAY BUT COVERAGE AND INTENSITY REDUCING
SIGNIFICANTLY ACROSS THE WEEKEND. BROAD SOUTHERLY WINDS SHIFTING
SOUTHWEST SATURDAY WITH SPEED DECREASES ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY.

FOR THURSDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS
                       AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....87-89.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 21-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO
                       SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY
                       AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT....... .14500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST 20 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/290000 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...25

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REQUESTED BY...LOUISE CASAUS
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100526.CABEZ.01/ABQ