FNUS75 KABQ 071909
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR LION...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
109 PM MDT THU JUL 7 2011

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

DISCUSSION...
FAIRLY SIMILAR WEATHER PATTERN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. HIT AND MISS
THUNDERSTORMS WITH A SMALLER FOOTPRINT OF WETTING RAIN WILL BE
AROUND THE NEXT COUPLE OF AFTERNOONS. STORMS WILL TEND TO BE SLOW
MOVING. OUTFLOW WINDS WOULD REMAIN A CONCERN. OVERALL STORM MOVEMENT
TORWARDS THE NORTH/NORTHEAST.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......50 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 76-77.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 24-26 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........BATTLING UPSLOPE AND WEST/SOUTHWEST
                       WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                       WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN A SLIGHT
                       CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER
                       MIDNIGHT.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......30 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 51-55.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 56-61 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........GENERALLY TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 7 MPH.
                       GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.

FOR FRIDAY
   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.......50 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 74-75.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 28-30 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 8 MPH BECOMING
                       WEST 7 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. 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...50

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REQUESTED BY...LION IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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