FNUS75 KABQ 161821
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR INDIO...BANDELIER NATIONAL PARK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1221 PM MDT MON AUG 16 2010

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

DISCUSSION...
A DECENT SHOT EXISTS FOR A PASSING SHOWER OR STORMS THE REST OF
TODAY. DRIER AIR WILL FLOW IN FROM THE GREAT BASIN ON TUESDAY AND
LOWER THE HUMIDITY READINGS SOME FROM TODAY. LESS STORM COVERAGE
EXPECTED FOR TUESDAY.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......70 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-71.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 51-53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........SOUTH/SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
                       GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT....... .3500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH 14 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....FAIR/49000 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                       LIKELY IN THE EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......70 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-52.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 78-83 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       NORTH/NORTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
                       GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.

FOR TUESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-81.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 33-37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT....... .9500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST 9 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....GOOD/85500 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...LUKE HELFENSTINE
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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