FNUS75 KABQ 191818
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR GRAVE...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1218 PM MDT MON JUL 19 2010

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

DISCUSSION...
WIND FLOWS WILL TEND TO BE LIGHT EXCEPT FOR NEAR SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS THE NEXT FEW DAYS. CLOUD COVER AND WETTING RAIN
CHANCES WILL GO ON THE INCREASE TUESDAY AND ESPECIALLY BE
PREVALENT AS THE WEEK PROGRESSES. CONTINUED HOT AND DRIER TODAY
ALTHOUGH HIT AND MISS STORMS WILL BE AROUND. STORM MOVEMENT
TODAY WILL BE TOWARDS THE EAST/SOUTHEAST. STORM MOVEMENT ON
TUESDAY SHOULD EVENTUALLY BE TOWARDS THE NORTH/NORTHEAST BUT
WILL BE ERRATIC AND VERY SLOW DUE TO THE UPPER HIGH GRADUALLY
SLIDING TO OVER NORTHEAST PORTIONS OF THE STATE.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                       AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....90-94.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 19-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH BECOMING
                       WEST/SOUTHWEST 7 TO 10 MPH. OCCASIONAL
                       GUSTS IN THE LOW/MID TEENS. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
                       IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT....... .16000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 10 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/160000 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....57-61.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 44-49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........WEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH BECOMING TERRAIN
                       DOMINATED BY 2130. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                       WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

FOR TUESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                       AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN A
                       CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                       AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......40 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....87-91.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 26-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 6 MPH BECOMING
                       WEST/NORTHWEST 7 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                       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...50

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REQUESTED BY...KYLE SANDOVAL
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100719.GRAVE.01/ABQ