FNUS75 KABQ 051818
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR SOUTH FORK FIRE...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1218 PM MDT MON JUL 5 2010

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

DISCUSSION...
A DRY AIRMASS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE TODAY. SLIGHT MOISTENING IN THE
MID LEVELS ON TUESDAY BUT JUST ENOUGH TO PRODUCE SOME WEAK BUILDUPS
AND PERHAPS SOME HIGH BASED VIRGA SHOWERS. WINDS OVERALL WILL BE
WEAKER ON TUESDAY WITH LOTS OF TERRAIN INFLUENCE ACROSS THE FIRE
AREA.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-85.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 10-17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........NORTHWEST TO NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH
                       WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS IN THE MID TEENS TO
                       LOWER 20S.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-57.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 42-55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........WINDS BECOMING LIGHT DOWNSLOPE/DOWNCANYON
                       1 TO 4 MPH BY 2200.

FOR TUESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......SUNNY DURING THE MORNING. BECOMING PARTLY
                       CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF HIGH BASED
                       VIRGA BY LATE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-87.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 13-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 6 MPH. TERRAIN
                       WINDS MIXED WITH WEST/SOUTHWEST 7 TO 9 MPH
                       IN THE AFTERNOON. OCCASIONAL GUSTS IN THE
                       TEENS. GUSTIER WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH
                       BUILDUPS.

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...MIKE WEST
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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