FNUS75 KABQ 182040
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR HARTMAN...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
240 PM MDT SAT SEP 18 2010

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

DISCUSSION...DRY AIR ALOFT WILL LIMIT CONVECTIVE SHOWER/THUNDERSTORM
DEVELOPMENT SUNDAY AFTERNOON AS WILL SUBSIDENCE DUE TO THE RIDGE OF
HIGH PRESSURE OVERHEAD. MAINLY CLEAR SKIES TONIGHT AND SURFACE
DEWPOINTS IN THE LOW TO MID 40S WILL ALLOW FOR GOOD OVERNIGHT RH
RECOVERY. CHANCES FOR AFTERNOON SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE
MONDAY AS THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT IS REPLACED BY INCREASED
WEST-TO-EAST UPPER LEVEL FLOW.

   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A SHOWER
                       OR THUNDERSTORM IN THE EARLY EVENING.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 46-50.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 77-82 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH DIMINISHING TO LESS
                       THAN 6 MPH BY MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                       NEAR ANY EARLY EVENING THUNDERSTORM.

FOR SUNDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN PARTLY
                       CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 74-78.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 30-35 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                       WINDS NEAR ISOLATED AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS.                     AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......11000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH 11 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....VERY GOOD/121000 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...07

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REQUESTED BY...PETE RIVERA
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100918.HARTM.01/ABQ