FNUS75 KABQ 091807
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR GUACAMALLA...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1207 PM MDT FRI SEP 9 2011

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

DISCUSSION...
BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES COUPLED WITH OCCASIONAL RAIN SHOWERS AND A
FEW EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. PLENTY OF
MOISTURE IN THE ATMOSPHERE COULD LEAD TO WETTING RAINFALL THAT WILL
EXCEED ONE HALF OF AN INCH DEPENDING ON THE PLACEMENT OF ACTIVITY. A
RELATIVELY LIGHT WIND REGIME WILL CONTINUE FROM THE SOUTHEAST OUTSIDE
OF THUNDERSTORMS. EXCELLENT RECOVERIES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT WITH AN
OCCASIONAL ROUND OF SHOWERS. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO PROBABLE...
BUT MAINLY DURING THE EVENING HOURS. SLIGHTLY WARMER AND DRY WEATHER
IS FORECAST FOR SATURDAY WITH PRECIPITATION CHANCES A TAD LOWER. THE
THREAT FOR WETTING RAINFALL IS STILL GOOD AS PLENTY OF MOISTURE WILL
REMAIN IN PLACE. DPORTER

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A FEW
                       EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS BY MID-AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......60 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 59-63.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 63-68 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHEAST 11 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/60500 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...FAIR/44000 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING POOR/25042 KNOT-FT BY MID-
                       AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......50 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 44-48.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 87-92 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........EAST WINDS 4 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       NORTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                       WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

FOR SATURDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......50 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 61-65.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 62-67 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       EAST IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                       WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHEAST 7 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......POOR/38500 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/18900 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING POOR/33842 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...46

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REQUESTED BY...E-302
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110909.GUACA.01/ABQ