FNUS75 KABQ 171625
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR GRAVE...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1025 AM MDT SAT JUL 17 2010

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

DISCUSSION...
THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING OVER SUMMITS THIS AFTERNOON WILL DRIFT
SLOWLY TO THE WEST. DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE NORTH OF THE FIRE
WILL SHIFT WINDS TO SOUTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON...BUT SPEEDS WILL
REMAIN GENERALLY LIGHT WHERE NOT INFLUENCED BY THUNDERSTORMS.
GOOD OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERY. LOW PRESSURE MOVING EAST OF
THE FIRE ON SUNDAY WILL SHIFT WIND DIRECTIONS TO WEST AND
NORTHWEST WITH SPEEDS REMAINING LIGHT. SUNDAY THUNDERSTORM
ACTIVITY A REPLAY OF TODAY...WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN TEMPERATURE
OR HUMIDITY PROFILES.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......INCREASING CLOUDS. ISOLATED
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....90-91.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 18-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       SOUTHWEST 7 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY
                       AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT....... .14300 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......EAST 13 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/185900 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-56.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 61-64 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       SOUTHEAST 7 TO 9 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTY
                       AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.

FOR SUNDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....91-93.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 18-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT....... .16000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST 7 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....VERY GOOD/112000 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...KYLE SANDOVAL
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100717.GRAVE.01/ABQ