FNUS75 KABQ 181631
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR GRAVE...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1031 AM MDT SUN JUL 18 2010

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

DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT CENTERED NEAR THE FOUR CORNERS WILL
REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH MONDAY WITH WEAK STEERING FLOW ALOFT
FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FROM NORTHWEST TO THE SOUTHEAST OVER THE
WILDFIRE. FAIR TO GOOD RH RECOVERY EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. WITH THE HIGH
SHIFTING TO THE EAST MID WEEK SHOULD COME AN INCREASE IN MOISTURE AND
BETTER CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                       AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-89.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 18-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 7 MPH BECOMING
                       NORTHWEST 6 TO 11 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                       GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT....... .16500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST 11 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/181500 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                       AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....56-60.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 49-54 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH BECOMING TERRAIN
                       DOMINATED LESS THAN 6 MPH BY MIDNIGHT. GUSTY
                       AND ERRATIC WINDS NEAR EVENING THUNDERSTORMS.

FOR MONDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....84-88.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........TERRAIN DOMINATED WINDS LESS THAN 7MPH IN THE
                       MORNING INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 6 TO 11 MPH IN
                       THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT....... .16000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 10 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/160000 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...07

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REQUESTED BY...134
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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