FNUS75 KABQ 091719
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR HARTMAN...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1119 AM MDT THU SEP 9 2010

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

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...

DISCUSSION...
BREEZIER TO WINDY CONDITIONS WILL AFFECT THE FIRE AREA THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS. THE STRONGEST WINDS ALOFT WILL MOVE OVER THE FIRE
AREA LATER TONIGHT AND COULD LEAD TO SOME PERIODIC STRONGER GUSTS
AT THE SURFACE. HUMIDITY VALUES SHOULD REMAIN IN THE 20S THIS
AFTERNOON BUT FALL TO NEAR CRITICAL LEVELS ON FRIDAY AS A DRY SLOT
MOVES IN FROM THE WEST. THIS WILL LEAD TO A PERIOD OF CRITICAL
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 73-74.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 23-26 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 14
                       TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 27
                       MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 24 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/204000 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 46-50.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 39-44 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH. SOME GUSTS IN THE
                       20S.

FOR FRIDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 68-72.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 14-18 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 10 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 16 TO
                       23 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 35 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 26 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/169000 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...LEONARD SANDOVAL
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100909.HARTM.01/ABQ