FNUS75 KABQ 171625
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR VIRGIN CANYON...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1025 AM MDT SUN OCT 17 2010

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

DISCUSSION...
WEATHER PATTERN TO BECOME A LITTLE MORE UNSETTLED NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS
OR SO. STRONG UPPER LOW TO VERY SLOWLY HEAD EAST FROM COASTAL SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA WITH SMALL CHANCES OF ISOLATED LIGHT SHOWERS AND A WEAK
THUNDERSTORM OR TWO LATER TODAY...A BETTER CHANCE MONDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING AND THE BEST CHANCE BETWEEN WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. MIN AND
MAX HUMIDITIES TO COME UP SLIGHTLY TO MODERATELY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT.
SURFACE WINDS TO REMAIN LIGHT TO MODERATE...BUT HIGH BASED CONVECTION
MAY PRODUCE SOME GUSTY OUTFLOWS.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN PARTLY
                       CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS AFTER ABOUT 2 PM.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT...BUT WETTING RAIN AMOUNTS NOT
                       LIKELY.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 64-68.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 24-28 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........VARIABLE DIRECTION UNDER 8 MPH BECOMING SOUTH
                       AND SOUTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH AFTER NOON. GUSTY
                       AND ERRATIC WINDS NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS IN
                       THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......11500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 11 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....VERY GOOD/126500 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                       AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 39-43.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 56-61 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNCANYON 4 TO 8 MPH
                       AFTER 7 OR 8 PM. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                       WINDS EXPECTED NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                       EVENING.

FOR MONDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS...SOME WITH
                       THUNDER IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......30 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 61-65.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 31-36 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED UNDER 8 MPH SHIFTING TO
                       THE SOUTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                       GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST 11 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....VERY GOOD/110000 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 20101017.VIRGI.01/ABQ