FNUS75 KABQ 161649
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR GURULE...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1049 AM MDT SAT JUL 16 2011

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

DISCUSSION...
DAILY ROUNDS OF MAINLY ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED
FOR THE NEXT WEEK. EVEN SPOTTIER STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING
THE LATE NIGHT HOURS...AND LITTLE OR NO ACTIVITY DURING THE MORNING
HOURS. STORMS WILL MOVE TOWARD THE NORTH AND NORTHWEST
TODAY...THEN MORE CONSISTENTLY TOWARD THE NORTHWEST ON SUNDAY.
WITH DEW POINTS ONLY IN THE 30S...THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP TODAY
SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY GUSTY. LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL INCREASE SOME
FROM THE SOUTHEAST BEGINNING TONIGHT RESULTING IN HIGHER
HUMIDITIES ON SUNDAY. INCREASING CLOUD COVER SUNDAY SHOULD ALSO
ALSO RESULT IN COOLER HIGH TEMPERATURES THAN TODAYS READINGS.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                       AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 90-94.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 16-21 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                       WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                       AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT IN THE EVENING...10 PERCENT AFTER
                       MIDNIGHT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 55-59.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 54-59 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST
                       4 TO 7 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                       WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

FOR SUNDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 83-87.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 26-31 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 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...44

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REQUESTED BY...MARLA RODGERS
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110716.GURUL.01/ABQ