FNUS75 KABQ 131953
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR A-28...N2S
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
153 PM MDT MON JUL 13 2009

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

DISCUSSION...
AS OF APPROXIMATELY 130 PM A FEW HIGH BASED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
WERE DEVELOPING OVER AND JUST EAST OF THE CREST OF THE SANGRE DE
CRISTOS. THESE WILL DRIFT SLOWLY TO THE EAST AND NORTHEAST WITH ONLY A
FEW SURVIVING LONG ENOUGH TO MAKE ANYWHERE NEAR THE FIRE SITE. BE
ALERT FOR ONE OR TWO GUSTY OUTFLOWS BETWEEN 20 AND 35 MPH FROM THE
WEST OR NORTHWEST DURING THE 2 TO 4 PM PERIOD. STORMS WILL BE A MIX OF
WET AND DRY...OCCURRING MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. AFTERNOON
MINIMUM RH BE QUITE LOW TODAY AND TUESDAY. NIGHTTIME RECOVERIES AT
BEST JUST FAIR TONIGHT BUT INCREASING SLIGHTLY LATE TUESDAY NIGHT.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF HIGH
                       BASED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 82-85.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 20-24 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WIND DIRECTION MAINLY FROM THE EAST THROUGH
                       SOUTH 5 TO 11 MPH THIS AFTERNOON WITH A FEW
                       GUSTS TO AROUND 15 MPH. HIGHER GUSTS AND
                       MORE VARIABLE WIND DIRECTION EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN A SLIGHT
                       CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER
                       MIDNIGHT.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......30 PERCENT EARLY THEN 10 PERCENT LATE.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 50-55.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 55-60 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........ 9 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       WEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                       EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

FOR TUESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                       AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 83-88.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 17-23 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........VARIABLE DIRECTION 6 TO 11 MPH BECOMING
                       SOUTHEAST THROUGH SOUTHWEST 7 TO 13 MPH LATE
                       IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                       EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE 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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REQUESTED BY...V GARCIA
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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