FNUS75 KABQ 201617
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR 44 FIRE...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1017 AM MDT SUN JUN 20 2010

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

DISCUSSION...VERY DRY AND UNSTABLE AIR MASS IN PLACE TODAY. EXPECT
ISOLATED VIRGA SHOWERS TO DEVELOP NEAR THE FIRE AREA AFTER 3-4PM...
RESULTING IN ERRATIC AND GUSTY WINDS AT TIMES LATE IN THE DAY.
OTHERWISE...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL STEADILY INCREASE THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON WITH PEAK GUSTS AROUND 25 MPH OUTSIDE ANY VIRGA SHOWER
ACTIVITY.  VERY POOR RH RECOVERIES AGAIN TONIGHT...WITH EVENING
CLOUD COVER AND VIRGA SHOWERS QUICKLY DISSIPATING WITH THE LOSS OF
DAYTIME HEATING.  VERY SIMILAR PATTERN FOR MONDAY IF NOT A DEGREE OR
TWO COOLER.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......SUNNY THROUGH MIDDAY...THEN SCATTERED CUMULUS
                       CLOUDS DEVELOPING. ISOLATED VIRGA SHOWERS AND
                       POSSIBLE DRY LIGHTNING AFTER 3-4PM.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 7-8 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........WEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH INCREASING TO
                       SOUTHWEST 12 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                       GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                       EXPECTED NEAR VIRGA SHOWERS AND DRY LIGHTNING
                       IN THE AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING...THEN CLEARING.
                       ISOLATED VIRGA SHOWERS AND POSSIBLE DRY
                       LIGHTNING IN THE EVENING.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-51.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 22-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........WEST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 7
                       TO 9 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                       WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                       EVENING.

FOR MONDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......SUNNY MORNING. PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT
                       CHANCE OF DRY THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-85.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 8-12 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........WEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH INCREASING TO
                       SOUTHWEST 9 TO 14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                       GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.

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...41

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REQUESTED BY...DAYMON BUSH
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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