FNUS75 KABQ 291001
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR 346...ABQ T3
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
401 AM MDT WED JUN 29 2011

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

DISCUSSION...CURRENT OBSERVATIONS FOR THIS SPOT ARE ENCOURAGED TO
PROVIDE THE MOST ACCURATE FORECAST. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE
SLIGHTLY MORE TODAY THAN TUESDAY. DRY SHOWERS WILL REDEVELOP OVER
THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON PRODUCING GUSTY AND ERRATIC OUTFLOW WINDS.
TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN HOT AND MINIMUM HUMIDITIES VERY LOW.
SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE EVEN MORE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AS AN
UPPER LEVEL WAVE SLIDES NORTH OF THE AREA WITH GUSTY SHOWERS
POSSIBLE ONCE AGAIN.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF DRY
                       THUNDERSTORMS WITH GUSTY WINDS IN THE
                       AFTERNOON. PERIODS OF MOSTLY CLOUDY BY LATE
                       IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 96-100.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 10-15 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 14 TO
                       20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 28 MPH.
                       GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......18000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH 16 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/288000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...VERY GOOD/140858 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/285228 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF DRY
                       THUNDERSTORMS WITH GUSTY WINDS IN THE EVENING.
                       PERIODS OF MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 66-70.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 30-35 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       SOUTHEAST 6 TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
                       GUSTS UP TO 26 MPH IN THE EVENING.
                       GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.

FOR THURSDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       DRY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 94-98.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 12-16 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO
                       18 TO 22 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE
                       AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                       NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......18000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH 17 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/306000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...EXCELLENT/186186 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/303200 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

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...42

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REQUESTED BY...REESE KERBOW
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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