FNUS75 KABQ 031329
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR OJO SPRINGS...CIBOLA NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
729 AM MDT MON AUG 3 2009

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

DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING OVER CENTRAL NEW MEXICO.
LATE DAY HUMIDITIES TO FALL AGAIN TODAY AND TUESDAY 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...WESTERN MOUNTAINS...CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN AND ACROSS
NORTHEAST AREAS THIS PM AND TUESDAY 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 TUESDAY NIGHT...HIGHER RH AND BETTER
RECOVERIES EASTERN HALF. EXPECT SOME MONSOONAL MOISTURE TO SEEP INTO
WESTERN NEW MEXICO STARTING TOMORROW AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY.
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 WILL BE ABOVE
NORMAL AREA WIDE THROUGH THIS WEEK.


FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                       AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 87-91.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 15-20 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 8 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....GOOD/92000 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 59-63.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 41-46 PERCENT.

FOR TUESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                       AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 87-91.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 18-23 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       SOUTHEAST 7 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY
                       AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......12000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 8 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....GOOD/96000 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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