FNUS75 KABQ 201827
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR PINABETE MOCHO...CAF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1227 PM MDT WED JUL 20 2011

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

DISCUSSION...
CUMULUS CLOUDS WILL STEADILY INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON...MAINLY OVER
THE HIGHER TERRAIN NORTH AND SOUTH OF THE BURN SITE.  THUNDERSTORMS
WILL MOVE SLOWLY TO THE NORTHEAST ONCE DEVELOPED. ANY THUNDERSTORM
CROSSING THE BURN SITE COULD PRODUCE A QUICK QUARTER OR THIRD
OF AN INCH OF PRECIPITATION.  GUSTY OUTFLOWS UP TO 35 OR 40 MPH
ARE POSSIBLE WITH THUNDERSTORMS NEAR THE BURN SITE. GOOD RH
RECOVERIES TONIGHT.  FEW CHANGES FOR TOMORROW WITH ANOTHER ROUND
OF AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY WITH INCREASING
                       CUMULUS AND MID LEVEL CLOUDS. A CHANCE
                       OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                       AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......30 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 87-91.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 21-26 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH WITH
                       GUSTS TO 18 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                       EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......12000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTH 7 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/84000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...BECOMING FAIR/54178 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

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 MAINLY BEFORE MIDNIGHT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 56-60.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 65-70 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTH WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                       WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. LOCAL
                       DRAINAGE WINDS BEFORE SUNSET.

FOR THURSDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                       MORNING...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE
                       OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                       AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......40 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 86-90.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 20-25 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 8 MPH BECOMING
                       WEST 7 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......10500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 7 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/73500 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...FAIR/44956 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING GOOD/77389 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...05

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REQUESTED BY...TDC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110720.PINAB.02/ABQ