FNUS75 KABQ 161810
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR VIRGIN CANYON...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1210 PM MDT SAT OCT 16 2010

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

DISCUSSION...
QUIET WEATHER PATTERN THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH FAIRLY LOW AFTERNOON
RH AND FAIR RECOVERIES AT NIGHT. WINDS LIGHT TO MODERATE...GENERALLY
STRONGEST IN THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. NO SIGNIFICANT CHANCE
OF RAIN UNTIL MONDAY OR MONDAY NIGHT AT THE VERY EARLIEST...THOUGH
VERY SLIGHT CHANCE OF HIGH BASED SHOWERS AND STORMS SUNDAY AFTERNOON
OR EARLY EVENING BUT ONLY PRODUCING UNDER A TENTH OF AN INCH.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING
                       PARTLY CLOUDY. MID AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 68-71.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 20-24 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST INCREASING TO 5 TO 11 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......12000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTH 4 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....FAIR/48000 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 39-43.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 45-50 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNCANYON 3 TO 7 MPH AFTER
                       8 OR 9 PM.

FOR SUNDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A VERY SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 2 PM.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT OR LESS CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 65-70.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 23-28 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED 3 TO 7 MPH IN MORNING.
                       BECOMING SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH IN
                       THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                       EXPECTED NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......12500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 7 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....GOOD/87500 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...PETE TAFOYA
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20101016.VIRGI.01/ABQ