FNUS75 KABQ 261528
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR ARROYO...TAOS DISPATCH CENTER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
928 AM MDT TUE JUL 26 2011

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

DISCUSSION...
STORMS WILL BE AROUND THE AREA THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THINKING
THAT THERE WILL BE A BETTER CHANCE ON WEDNESDAY AS THE MAIN MOISTURE
PLUME SHIFTS A LITTLE FURTHER EAST. OTHERWISE...HIGHER HUMIDITY
WITH VARIABLE AFTERNOON CLOUD COVER WILL CONTINUE.

FOR TODAY
   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 84-88.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 27-31 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH BECOMING
                       WEST 7 TO 13 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP
                       TO 22 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                       NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......11000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 13 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD/143000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/81857 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING VERY GOOD/138081 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN PARTLY
                       CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......30 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 55-59.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 65-70 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST/NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH IN THE
                       EVENING BECOMING TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN
                       8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.

FOR WEDNESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......50 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 84-88.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 29-34 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       WEST/SOUTHWEST 7 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                       GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......14500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 9 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD/130500 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/69022 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING GOOD/98000 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...50

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REQUESTED BY...TDC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110726.ARROY.01/ABQ