FNUS75 KABQ 061738
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR WINDY GAP...TAOS DISPATCH CENTER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1138 AM MDT SAT AUG 6 2011

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

DISCUSSION...
DRIER AIR WILL BE MOVING INTO THE AREA TODAY...THUS STORM COVERAGE
WILL BE LESS THAN YESTERDAY AROUND THE AREA. HOWEVER...CLOUD
COVERAGE IS ALREADY INCREASING ACROSS THE AREA LATE THIS MORNING.
THUS...SOME SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL BE AROUND THE AREA
BY THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. THUNDERSTORM OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES MAY
REACH 40 MPH. STORMS WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING. DRYING TREND WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY...THUS EVEN LESS STORM COVERAGE IS
EXPECTED ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY. OTHERWISE...EXPECT NEAR TO ABOVE
NORMAL TEMPERATURES FOR EARLY AUGUST.

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 78-83.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 18-24 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........LIGHT AND VARIABLE BECOMING WEST TO SOUTHWEST
                       WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                       WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......13500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST 11 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD/148500 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/89574 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING GOOD/88820 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                       AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 46-50.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 62-67 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       WEST 7 TO 9 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN
                       THE EVENING.

FOR SUNDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 78-83.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 16-21 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       WEST 7 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......13500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 12 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/162000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/82005 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/156802 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...34

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REQUESTED BY...TDC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110806.WINDY.01/ABQ