FNUS75 KABQ 182130
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR 439...CAF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
330 PM MDT MON JUL 18 2011

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

DISCUSSION...
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOPED OVER THE AREA EARLIER
THIS AFTERNOON HAVE MOVED TO THE NORTHWEST OF THE BURN
AREA...HOWEVER...SOME NEW DEVELOPMENT IS NOTED. THEREFORE...IT IS
POSSIBLE...AN ADDITIONAL SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM MAY IMPACT THE
AREA. ANY THUNDERSTORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF GUSTY AND ERRATIC WIND
GUSTS NEAR 35 MPH. ANY REMAINING ACTIVITY WILL DIMINISH AROUND
SUNSET. FAIR TO GOOD RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERIES ARE EXPECTED
TONIGHT.  STORMS WILL REDEVELOP EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS
THE AREA.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 75-79.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 29-34 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH 10 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/85000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/35070 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING GOOD/81600 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                       AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 51-55.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 57-62 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DRIVEN 3 TO 6 MPH. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
                       IN THE EVENING.

FOR TUESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......30 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 75-79.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 29-34 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DRIVEN 5 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       WEST 7 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......12500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 6 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/75000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/30000 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING GOOD/61630 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...34

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REQUESTED BY...TDC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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