FNUS75 KABQ 221631
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR 439...CAF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1031 AM MDT FRI JUL 22 2011

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

DISCUSSION...
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP AROUND THE NOON HOUR OVER THE
SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS. EXPECT PEAK COVERAGE BETWEEN 2-5PM MDT...
WITH STORM MOVEMENT GENERALLY TO THE EAST AND VERY SLOW. THIS SHOULD
LEAD TO LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL BENEATH THE STRONGER STORMS. ACTIVITY
WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH BY LATE AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING WITH A FEW
LINGERING SHOWERS TOWARDS MIDNIGHT. OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES WILL BE FAIR
TO GOOD WITH A VERY SIMILAR REPEAT PERFORMANCE FOR SATURDAY. BE ALERT
FOR GUSTY AND ERRATIC OUTFLOW WINDS THAT COULD EXCEED 40 MPH WITH ANY
NEARBY STORMS. DPORTER

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                       AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING AROUND NOON...
                       THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                       IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......50 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 75-79.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 28-33 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 6 MPH BECOMING
                       WEST/SOUTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON
                       WITH BRIEF GUSTS UP TO 16 MPH. GUSTY/ERRATIC
                       WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......11500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 8 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/92000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...FAIR/40217 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING GOOD/74230 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 AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......40 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 51-55.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 57-62 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH IN THE EVENING
                       BECOMING TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 6 MPH.
                       GUSTY/ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR STORMS IN
                       THE EVENING.

FOR SATURDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS...DEVELOPING AROUND THE NOON
                       HOUR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......40 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 76-80.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 29-34 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 6 MPH BECOMING
                       EAST 7 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH BRIEF
                       GUSTS UP TO 16 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                       EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......13500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHEAST 6 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/81000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...FAIR/51423 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING FAIR/50000 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...46

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