FNUS75 KABQ 102010
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR RIO LAS VACAS OIL SPILL...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
210 PM MDT TUE AUG 10 2010

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

DISCUSSION...
MOST OF THE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL BE TO THE EAST OF THE HAZMAT
AREA. HOWEVER...CANT RULE OUT SOME HIGHER BASED SHOWERS BUT WILL BE
VERY HIT AND MISS AND CONTAIN VERY LITTLE IN THE WAY OF CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES. SIMILAR SCENARIO FOR WEDNESDAY WITH VERY
HIT AND MISS DRIER STORMS.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1340 MDT 8/10/10
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-80.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 24-26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........WEST/NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN
                       THE AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY EARLY...BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR
                       AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-51.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 55-60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........WEST/NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING
                       TO THE NORTH/NORTHEAST 1 TO 3 MPH BY
                       LATE EVENING.

FOR WEDNESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-86.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 23-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 6 MPH BECOMING
                       SOUTHWEST 7 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY
                       AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.

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...ROLAND MAESTAS
REASON FOR REQUEST...HAZMAT
.TAG 20100810.RIOLA.01/ABQ