FNUS75 KABQ 301519
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR ESCUELA...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
919 AM MDT SAT JUL 30 2011

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

DISCUSSION...MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR MASS IN PLACE WITH UPPER
HIGH CENTER STRETCHING FROM SOUTH CENTRAL COLORADO INTO OKLAHOMA.
THEREFORE STORM MOVEMENT WILL BE GENERALLY TO THE NORTHWEST
AND WEST...BUT MORE ERRATIC STORM MOVEMENT AND INITIATION
WILL TAKE PLACE ON OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......30 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 78-83.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 35-40 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHEAST 10 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/80000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...FAIR/45725 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING FAIR/50383 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 51-55.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 69-74 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

FOR SUNDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......30 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 79-84.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 33-38 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                       WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

FORECASTS FOR WINDS ARE 20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS AND MUST BE ADJUSTED
ACCORDING TO FUEL TYPE AND SHELTERING TO GET EYE LEVEL WIND SPEED.

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REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110730.ESCUE.01/ABQ