FNUS75 KABQ 271856
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR TANK...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1256 PM MDT SAT AUG 27 2011

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

DISCUSSION...UPPER HIGH CENTER TO SHIFT INTO EASTERN ARIZONA
BY SUNDAY. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR A SOMEWHAT BETTER CHANCE FOR
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO DRIFT OFF THE HIGHER TERRAIN
IN THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. RH RECOVERY TONIGHT AND
SUNDAY NIGHT WILL BE GOOD. MODELS HAVE NOT BEEN IN AGREEMENT
WITH A SURFACE FRONT...WHICH INITIALLY WOULD HAVE IMPACTED
THE BURN AREA SUNDAY NIGHT. ITS NOW LOOKING AS IF THIS
BOUNDARY COULD BE SLOWER AND NOT HAVE AN IMPACT UNTIL MONDAY.

FOR THIS AFTERNOON
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 85-90.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 25-30 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY
                       AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 8 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/60000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...BECOMING GOOD/62407 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 53-58.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 65-70 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY
                       AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.

FOR SUNDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE
                       OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                       AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......30 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 84-88.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 27-32 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 8 MPH. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......11000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST 7 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/77000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...FAIR/58133 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING FAIR/48741 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FORECASTS FOR WINDS ARE 20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS AND MUST BE ADJUSTED
ACCORDING TO FUEL TYPE AND SHELTERING TO GET EYE LEVEL WIND SPEED.

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REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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