FNUS75 KABQ 211839
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR 439...CAF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1239 PM MDT THU JUL 21 2011

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

DISCUSSION...
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO FORM OVER OR NEAR THE
BURN AREA THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. WETTING RAINS WILL BE
LIKELY FROM THESE THUNDERSTORMS AS THEY SLOWLY MOVE TO THE
NORTHEAST. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WIND GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE WITH ANY
THUNDERSTORM. THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD DIMINISH ACROSS THE AREA THIS
EVENING...THOUGH WILL REDEVELOP FRIDAY AFTERNOON. GOOD RELATIVE
HUMIDITY RECOVERIES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS MAY NOT
BE AS WIDESPREAD ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                       LIKELY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......70 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 77-81.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 24-30 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST TO NORTHWEST 6 TO 9 MPH. 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...POOR/30117 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING GOOD/69620 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.......40 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 52-56.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 65-72 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING
                       BECOMING TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 6 MPH.
                       GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.

FOR FRIDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                       AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN A
                       CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                       AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......30 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 75-79.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 23-28 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 6 MPH BECOMING
                       WEST 7 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......14500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH 10 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD/145000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...FAIR/43372 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING GOOD/71694 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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