FNUS75 KABQ 021910
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR LA MOSCA...CIBOLA NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
110 PM MDT SUN AUG 2 2009

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

DISCUSSION...
CENTER OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING OVER WESTERN NEW MEXICO. LATE DAY
HUMIDITIES TO FALL AGAIN TODAY AND MONDAY TO 15 PERCENT OR LESS ACROSS
THE NORTHWEST. ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCT WET SHOWERS AND STORMS MAINLY
ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...CENTRAL
MOUNTAIN CHAIN AND ACROSS NORTHEAST AREAS THIS PM AND MONDAY PM.
ISOLATED MOSTLY DRY SHOWER AND STORM ACTIVITY IN THE WEST...MAINLY
SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40. LOWER THAN SEASONAL RH OUT WEST WITH POOR TO
FAIR NIGHTTIME RECOVERIES TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT...HIGHER RH AND
BETTER RECOVERIES EASTERN HALF. SOME MONSOONAL MOISTURE COULD SEEP INTO
WESTERN NEW MEXICO STARTING TUESDAY AND CONTINUING THROUGH NEXT WEEKEND.
INCREASING RH VALUES LIKELY IN THE WEST WITH BETTER NIGHTTIME RECOVERIES.
ALSO INCREASING CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND STORMS IN THE WEST WITH LESS ACTIVITY
IN THE EAST. HIGH TEMPERATURES LIKELY TO BE ABOVE NORMAL AREA WIDE THROUGH
THIS WEEK.

   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 59-63.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 44-49 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                       AFTER MIDNIGHT.

FOR MONDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN PARTLY
                       CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 86-90.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 15-20 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 8 MPH BECOMING
                       SOUTHWEST 7 TO 10 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.

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...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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