FNUS75 KABQ 112200
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR RIO DE LAS VACAS OIL SPILL...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
400 PM MDT WED AUG 11 2010

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

DISCUSSION...
MAINLY HIGH BASED SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL AFFECT
THE HAZMAT AREA. A BETTER CHANCE OF STORMS COMES TONIGHT AND EVEN
A BETTER CHANCE ON THURSDAY. THE BEST CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN COMES
ON THURSDAY ALTHOUGH THE STORMS WILL BE FAIRLY FAST MOVING. GUSTY
OUTFLOW WINDS WOULD ALSO BE A CONCERN.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1511 MDT 8/11/10
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-82.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 24-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........WEST/NORTHWEST 7 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY
                       AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-54.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 41-46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........WESTERLY WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       NORTH/NORTHEAST 2 TO 4 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
                       GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.

FOR THURSDAY
   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.......30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-83.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 27-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........WEST/NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       WEST/SOUTHWEST 7 TO 10 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...ISAIAH IKEWELL
REASON FOR REQUEST...HAZMAT
.TAG 20100811.RIODE.01/ABQ