FNUS75 KABQ 231436
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR CROW...N2S
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
836 AM MDT SAT JUL 23 2011

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

DISCUSSION...
CLEAR SKIES THIS MORNING WILL BECOME MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES THIS AFTERNOON
WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.  STORMS THAT DEVELOP TODAY WILL
MOVE LITTLE DUE TO VERY WEAK STEERING FLOW ALOFT CREATING A CHANCE FOR
LOCALIZED FLOODING IN ISOLATED HEAVY DOWNPOURS. OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY
RECOVERIES EXCELLENT. TOMORROW INTO FIRST HALF OF NEXT WEEK EXPECT DAILY
ROUNDS OF SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......40 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 85-89.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 26-31 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 8 MPH BECOMING
                       SOUTHEAST 7 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY
                       AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......11000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHEAST 7 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/77000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...FAIR/46756 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING GOOD/63000 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 58-62.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 60-65 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       NORTH 7 TO 9 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

FOR SUNDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......30 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 84-88.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 32-37 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 IN
                       THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......EAST 8 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/68000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...FAIR/58148 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING POOR/28000 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...CHRIS ROMO
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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