FNUS75 KABQ 262050
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR CATSKILL...N2S
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
250 PM MDT TUE JUL 26 2011

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

DISCUSSION...
STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK TOWARDS THE NORTHEAST REST OF TODAY.
EVEN A BETTER CHANCE OF STRONGER STORMS IMPACTING THE FIRE AREA
ON WEDNESAY AS THE STORM MOTION TURNS A BIT MORE WESTERLY OR
FROM WEST TO EAST.

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.......40 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 83-84.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 31-34 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOME VARIABLE WINDS DUE TO AREA THUNDERSTORMS
                       BUT GENERALLY WEST/SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12
                       MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......12500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 18 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/225000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...VERY GOOD/116167 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/222809 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 56-60.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 60-65 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST/NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. GUSTY
                       AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.

FOR WEDNESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                       MORNING...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE
                       AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......70 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 79-83.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 38-43 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........BATTLING SOUTHWEST AND UPSLOPE WINDS 5 TO 9
                       MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......10500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 9 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/94500 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/71222 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING FAIR/57000 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...MARY ARCHULETA
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110726.CATSK.01/ABQ