FNUS75 KABQ 121528
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR CABRESTO MESA...NM-CAF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
928 AM MDT WED AUG 12 2009

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

DISCUSSION...
PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES WILL LINGER TODAY WITH A SMALL THREAT FOR SHOWER
AND THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT. ANY STORMS THAT MAY FORM WILL BE OF THE
DRIER NATURE AND MAY LEAD TO GUSTY/ERRATIC WINDS. THE FOOTPRINT FOR
RAIN WILL BE RELATIVELY SMALL. HIGHS WILL BE SIMILAR TO TUESDAY WITH
LOW RH VALUES BELOW 10 PCT. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT WITH A BETTER
CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION THURSDAY AFTERNOON. ACTIVITY WILL BE WETTER
IN NATURE WITH HIGHER AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES. DPORTER

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                       AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 88-92.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 5-10 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED UNDER 5 MPH BECOMING WEST/
                       SOUTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH
                       IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY/ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                       NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 53-57.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 35-40 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST/SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
                       16 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING TERRAIN
                       DOMINATED UNDER 5 MPH BY MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

FOR THURSDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                       AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN A
                       CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                       AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......30 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 79-83.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 22-27 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 8 MPH. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

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...NM TDC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090812.CABRE.01/ABQ