FNUS75 KABQ 171504
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR CERRO COMADRE...BLM, NM-ABD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
904 AM MDT SAT JUL 17 2010

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

DISCUSSION...
THUNDERSTORMS INITIATING BY AFTERNOON ON NEARBY SUMMITS WITH LITTLE
MOVEMENT ONCE STORMS MATURE. THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE REDUCED TODAY
COMPARED TO FRIDAY...BUT INCREASED COVERAGE SUNDAY WILL BE ON PAR
WITH FRIDAY EXPERIENCE. LOW PRESSURE DEEPENING NORTHEAST OF THE
FIRE WILL SHIFT WIND DIRECTIONS FROM SOUTH TO WEST ON SUNDAY BUT
SPEEDS REMAINING GENERALLY LIGHT EXCEPT GUSTY AND SHIFTING NEAR
THUNDERSTORMS. LITTLE CHANGE TO TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY PATTERN
WITH GOOD HUMIDITY RECOVERY OVERNIGHT.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0930 MDT 7/17/10
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....86-88.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 23-26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........SOUTH WINDS INCREASING TO 7 TO 9
                       MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                       WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT....... .13000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 12 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/156000 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......DECREASING CLOUDS. ISOLATED SHOWERS
                       AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-57.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 69-72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                       WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

FOR SUNDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....86-88.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 21-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........WEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       NORTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT....... .14000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 11 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/154000 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...JONATHAN SMITH
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100717.CERRO.01/ABQ