FNUS75 KABQ 221703
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR PACHECO...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1103 AM MDT FRI JUL 22 2011

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

DISCUSSION...
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP AROUND THE NOON HOUR OVER THE
SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS. EXPECT PEAK COVERAGE BETWEEN 2-5PM MDT...
WITH STORM MOVEMENT GENERALLY TO THE EAST AND VERY SLOW. THIS SHOULD
LEAD TO LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL BENEATH THE STRONGER STORMS. ACTIVITY
WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH BY LATE AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING WITH A FEW
LINGERING SHOWERS TOWARDS MIDNIGHT. OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES WILL BE GOOD
WITH A REPEAT PERFORMANCE ON SATURDAY. BE ALERT FOR GUSTY AND ERRATIC
OUTFLOW WINDS THAT WILL EXCEED 40 MPH WITH ANY NEARBY STORMS. DPORTER

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1055 MDT 7/22/11
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS. EXPECT ACTIVITY TO DEVELOP
                       AROUND THE NOON HOUR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......50 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 66-70.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 30-35 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 6 MPH BECOMING
                       WEST/SOUTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON
                       WITH BRIEF GUSTS UP TO 16 MPH. GUSTY/ERRATIC
                       WINDS EXPECTED NEAR STORMS.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN A SLIGHT
                       CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......50 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 52-55.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 60-65 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING
                       BECOMING TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 6 MPH.
                       GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.

FOR SATURDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS. EXPECT ACTIVITY TO DEVELOP
                       AROUND THE NOON HOUR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......50 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 67-71.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 30-35 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 6 MPH BECOMING
                       SOUTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH
                       BRIEF GUSTS UP TO 16 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                       WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

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...KELSEY DEHONEY
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110722.PACHE.01/ABQ