FNUS75 KABQ 061529
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR SOUTH FORK FIRE...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
929 AM MDT TUE JUL 6 2010

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

DISCUSSION...
MOISTURE SPILLED IN FROM THE NORTH AND SOUTHEAST OVERNIGHT. THIS
MOISTURE WILL GRADUALLY MIX WITH THE DRIER AIR ALOFT BUT NOT BEFORE
PRODUCING A FEW BUILDUPS DURING THE AFTERNOON. STORMS OR SHOWERS
TODAY WOULD BE ON THE DRIER SIDE AND ONLY PRODUCE A FEW HUNDREDTHS
OF AN INCH. GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS WOULD BE A CONCERN TODAY. BETTER
OVERALL HUMIDITY RECOVERY EXPECTED TONIGHT AS ANOTHER SURGE OF
MOISTURE COMES IN FROM THE SOUTHEAST VIA THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN
GAPS. THIS WILL PROVIDE A RISE IN HUMIDITY AND THUNDERSTORM CHANCES
ON WEDNESDAY. SOME OF THE STORMS ON WEDNESDAY WOULD BE OF THE
WETTER VARIETY OR AT LEAST A MIX OF WET/DRY. STORMS WILL BE FAIRLY
SLOW MOVING THE NEXT 2 DAYS.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING BECOMING PARTLY
                       CLOUDY DURING THE AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE
                       OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-77.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 16-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH BECOMING MAINLY
                       TERRAIN DRIVEN LATE MORNING AND CONTINUING
                       INTO THE AFTERNOON. SOME OF THE EXPOSED RIDGES
                       SHOULD SEE SOUTH/SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 11 MPH.
                       STRONGER GUSTS NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                       AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-56.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 60-75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 11 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       SOUTHEAST 9 TO 14 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTY
                       AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.

FOR WEDNESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY DURING THE
                       AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE
                       OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                       AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......50 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-75.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 29-36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       SOUTH 9 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS IN
                       THE MID TEENS TO LOWER 20S. GUSTY
                       AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.

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...SANTA FE HOTSHOTS
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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