FNUS75 KABQ 151804
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR VIRGIN CANYON...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1204 PM MDT FRI OCT 15 2010

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

DISCUSSION...
LIGHTER SURFACE WIND FLOW WILL CONTINUE THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
TEMPERATURES WILL COOL SLIGHTLY ON SATURDAY. LOOK FOR MODERATE
HUMIDITY RECOVERIES TONIGHT. DRY CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN AS THE
BAJA DISTURBANCE REMAINS WELL TO THE WEST/SOUTHWEST OF THE
FIRE AREA.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 69-72.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 19-23 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........UPSLOPE WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH WITH A MIX OF
                       WEST/NORTHWEST DURING THE MID/LATE
                       AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 7 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....FAIR/56000 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 38-43.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 43-51 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNCANYON 1 TO 3 MPH
                       DURING THE EARLY EVENING.

FOR SATURDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY DURING THE MORNING
                       BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY DURING THE
                       AFTERNOON WITH GENERALLY MID TO
                       HIGHER LEVEL CLOUDS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 67-70.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 20-24 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......11500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH 5 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....FAIR/57500 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...PETE TAFOYA
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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