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FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR PACHECO...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1021 AM MDT TUE JUL 5 2011

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

DISCUSSION...THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT IS CENTERED NORTH OF THE
FIRE ON THE NM/CO BORDER TODAY AND THE AIRMASS OVER THE SOUTHERN SANGRE
DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS WILL REMAIN RELATIVELY DRY...LIMITING AFTERNOON
CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT. THE HIGH PRESSURE CENTER WILL DRIFT A BIT FURTHER
TO THE SOUTHWEST WEDNESDAY WHICH MAY ALLOW FOR A SLIGHTLY BETTER CHANCE
FOR ISOLATED AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN PARTLY
                       CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 77-80.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 20-23 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 10 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.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 49-53.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 49-54 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

FOR WEDNESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE
                       OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                       AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......30 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 74-77.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 23-26 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE MORNING...
                       SOUTH 8 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY
                       AND ERRATIC WINDS 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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