FNUS75 KABQ 212348
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH FORK...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
548 PM MDT WED JUL 21 2010

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

DISCUSSION...
THUNDERSTORMS SOUTHWEST OF THE FIRE WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS THE
FIRE THROUGH MIDNIGHT...WITH COVERAGE AND INTENSITY DROPPING OFF
AFTER MIDNIGHT. GOOD TO EXCELLENT HUMIDITY RECOVERY OVERNIGHT.
THURSDAY A REPEAT OF WEDNESDAY...SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM MOVEMENT
BROADLY NORTH AND EAST ONCE STARTED BY LATE MORNING. SOUTHWEST
WINDS SHIFTING TO NORTHWEST LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AS SURFACE LOW
PRESSURE DEEPENS WELL EAST OF THE FIRE.

   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...TAPERING OFF
                       TO ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                       AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......60 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-57.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 67-70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING
                       BECOMING TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 8 MPH.
                       GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.

FOR THURSDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING. INCREASING
                       CLOUDS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING
                       BY LATE MORNING.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......50 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-74.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 36-39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 8 MPH BECOMING
                       NORTHWEST 7 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY
                       AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT....... .6500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST 9 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....FAIR/58500 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 20100721.NORTH.01/ABQ