FNUS75 KABQ 291538
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR HARTMAN...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
938 AM MDT SUN AUG 29 2010

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

DISCUSSION...
STILL A PRETTY GOOD AMOUNT OF MOISTURE TO WORK WITH OVER THE NEXT DAY
OR TWO BEFORE SLIGHT TO MODERATE DRYING DEVELOPS. SO THERE WILL BE
SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AREA MAINLY THIS AFTERNOON INTO
MONDAY. SOME POTENTIAL FOR AT LEAST A LITTLE ADDITIONAL REMNANT
MOISTURE FROM REMAINS OF FRANK OFF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA COAST TO BE
DRAWN INTO THE AREA TONIGHT INTO MONDAY WHICH MAY INCREASE SHOWER
COVERAGE SOMEWHAT DURING THAT PERIOD. VERY GOOD TO EXCELLENT RH
RECOVERIES TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT. NEAR SURFACE SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST
WINDS REACHING AT LEAST BREEZY LEVELS AT LEAST THE NEXT 2 OR 3
AFTERNOONS.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                       AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE MORNING...THEN A
                       CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                       AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......30 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 76-80.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 32-37 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........VARIABLE DIRECTION 5 TO 9 MPH INCREASING TO
                       SOUTHWEST 9 TO 17 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SOME
                       GUSTS BETWEEN 20 AND 25 MPH EXCEPT HIGHER
                       GUSTS AND SHIFTING DIRECTION NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......10500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 16 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/168000 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS
                       AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......50 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 50-54.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 80-85 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST 8 TO 15 MPH BECOMING
                       OCCASIONALLY TERRAIN DOMINATED 6 TO 11 MPH
                       AFTER MIDNIGHT. A FEW GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.
                       GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.

FOR MONDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                       AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......50 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 73-77.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 38-44 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST 7 TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO 12 TO 20
                       MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SOME GUSTS TO AROUND
                       25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON...EXCEPT GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 20 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/170000 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...43

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REQUESTED BY...LEONARD SANDOVAL
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100829.HARTM.01/ABQ