FNUS75 KABQ 191606
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR 439...NM-TDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1006 AM MDT TUE JUL 19 2011

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

DISCUSSION...MONSOONAL MOISTURE IS INCREASING ALONG THE ARIZONA - NEW
MEXICO BORDER AREA AND WILL BEGIN TO SHIFT TOWARDS CENTRAL NEW MEXICO
ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...INCREASING DEEPER MOISTURE BY BY THE MIDDLE TO
LATTER PART OF THE WEEK.  THE UPPER RIDGE WEAKENS NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS
AS AN UPPER LOW PRESSURE TROUGH TRACKS THROUGH THE CENTRAL ROCKIES.
THIS WILL INCREASE ATMOSPHERIC INSTABILITY SUPPORTING AN UPTICK
IN CONVECTION DURING THE AFTERNOONS.  OVERNIGHT RH RECOVERY WILL BE
GOOD AND DAYTIME HIGHS WILL BE A FEW DEGREES COOLER.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 77-81.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 27-32 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                       WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......11500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 9 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD/103500 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...FAIR/45500 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING GOOD/86826 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 49-53.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 56-61 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING
                       BECOMING TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 8 MPH.
                       GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.

FOR WEDNESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......40 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 76-80.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 26-31 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......14000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST 10 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD/140000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...FAIR/57778 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING POOR/27000 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...01

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REQUESTED BY...TAOS DISPATCH
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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