FNUS75 KABQ 240047
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR ARROYO...CAF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
647 PM MDT SAT JUL 23 2011

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

DISCUSSION...
AT 1840L...RADAR AND SATELLITE IMAGERY DEPICTED DECREASING CLOUD
COVER WITH A FEW SHOWERS TRAVELING EAST SOUTHEAST OVER THE WEST
SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS. DAILY ROUNDS OF
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH NEXT
WEEKEND. MOST OF THE ACTIVITY WILL DEVELOP DURING THE AFTERNOON
AND EVENING HOURS. STORM MOTIONS WILL BE SLOW AND FROM VARIABLE
DIRECTIONS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEKEND. STORMS THAT FORM
SUNDAY AND MONDAY WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN AT RATES
AROUND 1 INCH PER HOUR.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING WITH A CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. BECOMING PARTLY
                       CLOUDY BY MIDNIGHT WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......25 PERCENT IN THE EVENING. 10 PERCENT AFTER
                       MIDNIGHT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 56-60.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 50-55 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........EAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                       WINDS NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

FOR SUNDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING WITH A SLIGHT
                       CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
                       BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON WITH
                       A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. SOME
                       THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
                       LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT IN THE MORNING. 40 PERCENT IN THE
                       AFTERNOON.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 82-86.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 26-31 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 8 MPH BECOMING
                       SOUTH 7 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHEAST 8 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/80000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...FAIR/58975 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING POOR/36000 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...44

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REQUESTED BY...TDC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110723.ARROY.01/ABQ