FNUS75 KABQ 191755
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR VIRGIN CANYON...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1155 AM MDT TUE OCT 19 2010

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

DISCUSSION...
UPPER LOW NEAR EXTREME SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WILL SLOWLY DRIFT TO THE
EAST OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. THIS WILL RESULT IN HIGHER HUMIDITIES
AND INCREASED WINDS BY WED/WED NIGHT. FOR TODAY...ISOLATED SHOWERS/
STORMS ARE POSSIBLE WITH MINIMUM HUMIDITIES SIMILAR TO MONDAY. THERE
MAY BE A FEW BRIEF GUSTS DURING PEAK HEATING OUTSIDE OF THUNDERSTORM
ACTIVITY. VENTILATION RATES WILL BE POOR DUE TO A LACK OF MIXING AND
WINDS ALOFT. UPPER LOW WILL MOVE CLOSER TO THE REGION FOR WEDNESDAY.
THIS WILL RESULT IN INCREASED WINDS AS GUSTS WILL BE MORE PRONOUNCED
DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. PRECIPITATION CHANCES SHOULD INCREASE...
BUT WILL SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. IN FACT...THERE WILL
BE A GOOD CHANCE FOR WETTING RAINS DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...WITH
EXCELLENT HUMIDITY RECOVERIES. DPORTER

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS...SOME WITH THUNDER IN THE
                       AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 60-64.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 36-41 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED UNDER 6 MPH...BECOMING
                       SOUTH 6 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 17 MPH.
                       GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR STORMS
                       IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHEAST 4 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....POOR/34000 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 39-43.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 82-87 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH/SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP
                       TO 15 MPH...BECOMING TERRAIN DOMINATED UNDER
                       5 MPH AROUND MIDNIGHT. GUSTY/ERRATIC WINDS
                       EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

FOR WEDNESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......30 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 61-65.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 34-39 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED UNDER 6 MPH...BECOMING
                       SOUTH/SOUTHEAST 7 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS UP
                       TO 20 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                       NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH 14 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....VERY GOOD/140000 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...46

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REQUESTED BY...ISAIAH IKEWELL
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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