FNUS75 KABQ 301817
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR HARTMAN...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1217 PM MDT MON AUG 30 2010

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

DISCUSSION...
SOUTHWEST FLOW THROUGH TONIGHT SHIFTING TO WEST ON TUESDAY. AFTERNOON
THUNDERSTORMS BUILDING AGAINST SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES AFTER 2 PM
MDT WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS THE FIRE THROUGH SUNSET WITH GUSTY
AND SHIFTING WINDS WITH WETTING RAINS. GOOD HUMIDITY RECOVERY
OVERNIGHT. REDUCED THUNDERSTORM CHANCES TUESDAY WITH DRYING AND
WARMING TREND.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......BREAKS IN THE CLOUDS. SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING FROM 2 PM
                       ONWARD.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......50 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 75-77.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 40-43 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO 14
                       TO 19 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 30
                       MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......9500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 23 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/218500 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS
                       AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...
                       THUNDERSTORMS TAPERING OFF AFTER
                       MIDNIGHT.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 51-53.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 70-73 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH DECREASING TO 7
                       TO 9 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.
                       GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.

FOR TUESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED
                       SHOWERS...SOME WITH THUNDER IN THE
                       AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 77-79.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 26-29 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO 13 TO
                       18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.
                       GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 19 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/152000 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...ALTON ADAMS
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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