FNUS75 KABQ 011716
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR HORSESHOE...N2S
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1116 AM MDT SAT MAY 1 2010

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

DISCUSSION...UNSETTLED WEATHER THE NEXT 36 TO 48 HOURS. A FEW SHOWERS
OF RAIN AND POSSIBLY SNOW POSSIBLE TODAY ALONG WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE
THUNDERSTORMS...BUT LITTLE CHANCE FOR ENOUGH TO BE CONSIDERED WETTING
PRECIPITATION. GENERAL WINDS INCREASING SOME THIS AFTERNOON...BUT ALSO
WITH HIGH BASED SHOWERS AND VIRGA AROUND THIS AFTERNOON...WINDS WILL
LIKELY BE A LITTLE MORE ERRATIC AND GUSTY THAN IS THE CASE WITH NO
VIRGA OR PRECIPITATION. SHOWERS OF SNOW OR SNOW RAIN MIX TO INCREASE
SUNDAY ALONG WITH A LITTLE BETTER CHANCE OF STORMS AND WETTING
PRECIPITATION. EVEN BETTER CHANCE OF GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS SUNDAY
AFTERNOON DUE TO THE STRONGER CONVECTION.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW
                       SHOWERS AFTER NOON. JUST A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A
                       BRIEF THUNDERSTORM OR TWO.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-52.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........SOUTHWEST TO WEST 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO
                       10 TO 18 MPH AFTER NOON. GUSTS BETWEEN 20 AND
                       25 MPH POSSIBLE. BRIEFLY STRONGER GUSTS AND
                       ERRATIC DIRECTION NEAR ANY HEAVIER SHOWERS OR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT....... .11000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 19 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/209000 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW
                       SHOWERS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....21-25.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 62-67 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........MAINLY WEST 7 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 OR
                       25 MPH POSSIBLE BEFORE 8 PM AND AFTER 2 AM.

FOR SUNDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
                       AND SNOW SHOWERS. BEST STORM CHANCES IN THE
                       AFTERNOON. SMALL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE
                       DURING HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS...BUT MELTING IN
                       BETWEEN SNOW SHOWERS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......40 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....43-48.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 35-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........SOUTH THROUGH WEST WINDS 7 TO 16 MPH
                       INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                       GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT....... .8000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 13 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....VERY GOOD/104000 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...43

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REQUESTED BY...CHRIS ROMO
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100501.HORSE.01/ABQ