FNUS75 KABQ 051834
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR GAUCAMALLA...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1234 PM MDT MON SEP 5 2011

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

NOTE: ANY FEEDBACK OF PREVIOUS 24 TO 36 HOUR ON SITE WEATHER
INFORMATION WOULD BE APPRECIATED AND WOULD ALSO HELP US IMPROVE THE
FORECASTS WE PROVIDE YOU. THANKS MUCH.

DISCUSSION...
A LITTLE MORE STABLE AND DRIER AIRMASS IS IN PLACE TODAY WHICH WILL
DECREASE SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM CHANCES FOR THE AREA. A LITTLE
WARMER AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES TODAY WILL LEAD TO SOMEWHAT LOWER
MINIMUM HUMIDITY VALUES. STILL EXPECTING AT LEAST GOOD TO VERY GOOD
RH RECOVERIES TONIGHT. BETTER CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND STORMS TUESDAY AS
AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE DISTURBANCE FLATTENS NORTH SIDE OF UPPER
HIGH CURRENTLY OVER THE AREA.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 2 PM.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 71-74.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 35-40 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED UNDER 9 MPH THEN BY 1 OR 2
                       PM BECOMING SOUTHEAST THROUGH SOUTHWEST 6 TO
                       12 MPH. A FEW GUSTS BETWEEN 14 AND 18 MPH
                       POSSIBLE.  GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                       NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......9500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH 6 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......FAIR/57000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/6300 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING POOR/19311 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                       AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 47-51.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 75-79 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST 5 TO 11 MPH IN THE
                       EVENING BECOMING TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN
                       9 MPH BY 10 OR 11 PM. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                       EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.

FOR TUESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                       MORNING...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE
                       OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                       AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......50 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 71-76.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 38-43 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 9 MPH BECOMING
                       SOUTHWEST TO WEST 7 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                       GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 9 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/76500 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...FAIR/43210 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING GOOD/67556 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.

FORECASTER...43

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REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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