FNUS75 KABQ 191756
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR RUINS...NM STATE FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1156 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 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 DEGREE OR TWO COOLER.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 82-86.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 25-30 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......12000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 10 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD/120000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...FAIR/52000 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING VERY GOOD/100820 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 57-62 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       WEST 7 TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 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 80-84.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 25-30 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       NORTH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                       WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......13000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST 12 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/156000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/64551 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING POOR/13000 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...MARY ARCHULETA
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110719.RUINS.01/ABQ