FNUS75 KABQ 241800
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR MAIN...NM-CIF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1200 PM MDT FRI JUL 24 2009

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

DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT CENTERED NEAR THE FOUR CORNERS WILL REMAIN QUASI-STATIONARY THROUGH
TODAY THEN DRIFT INTO NEW MEXICO SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. WITH HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT OVER NEW MEXICO
...TEMPERATURES TODAY AND TOMORROW WILL BE WARMER. LOW LEVEL VARIABLE WINDS OVER THE MIDDLE RIO
GRANDE VALLEY BECOME SOUTHERLY BY AFTERNOON.  AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
WILL DEVELOP OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. A BACK DOOR COLD FRONT OCCURS LATE SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                       AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 76-80.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 24-29 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 8 MPH BECOMING
                       WEST 7 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN
                       THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......11500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 9 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....VERY GOOD/103500 KNOT-FT.

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.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 59-63.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 49-54 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       SOUTHWEST 7 TO 9 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTY
                       AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.

FOR SATURDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 79-83.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 25-30 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                       WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......11500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST 9 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....VERY GOOD/103500 KNOT-FT.

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...01

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REQUESTED BY...UNA BROWN
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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