FNUS75 KABQ 201547
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR VIRGIN CANYON...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
947 AM MDT WED OCT 20 2010

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

DISCUSSION...A SLOW MOVING LOW ALOFT CENTERED OVER THE NORTHERN BAJA
TODAY WILL DRIFT INTO SOUTH CENTRAL ARIZONA THURSDAY...ALLOWING
MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY TO INCREASE ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO
STARTING THIS AFTERNOON. INCREASED CLOUD COVER AND THE THREAT FOR
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL RESULT IN MUCH COOLER DAYTIME
TEMPERATURES THURSDAY.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                       AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS MORNING...THEN
                       INCREASING CLOUDS AND A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......40 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 61-65.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 36-41 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       SOUTHEAST 8 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                       GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......10500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH 13 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....VERY GOOD/136500 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN SHOWERS
                       AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......60 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 38-42.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 89-94 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH DIMINISHING TO
                       4 TO 7 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

FOR THURSDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......70 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 54-58.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 60-65 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       SOUTH AT 7 TO 11 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY
                       AND ERRATIC WINDS NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTH 4 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....POOR/18000 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 TAFOYA
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20101020.VIRGI.01/ABQ