FNUS75 KABQ 051817
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR LION...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1217 PM MDT TUE JUL 5 2011

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

DISCUSSION...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT IS CENTERED NORTHEAST OF THE
FIRE ON THE NM/CO BORDER TODAY AND THE AIRMASS OVER THE JEMEZ MOUNTAINS
REMAINS RELATIVELY DRY...FACTORS WHICH WILL LIMIT AFTERNOON CONVECTIVE
DEVELOPMENT. THE HIGH PRESSURE CENTER WILL DRIFT A BIT FURTHER TO THE
SOUTHWEST WEDNESDAY BUT WITH THE AIRMASS REMAINING DRIER THAN NORMAL...
THE RESULT WILL AGAIN BE LIMITED AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                       AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 75-79.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 20-25 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 11 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                       WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                       AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 48-52.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 50-55 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                       WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

FOR WEDNESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                       AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 74-78.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 22-27 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 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...07

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REQUESTED BY...R MARTINEZ
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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