FNUS75 KABQ 101545
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR HEIFER...BLM NM ABD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
945 AM MDT WED AUG 10 2011

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

DISCUSSION...
IMPROVED MOISTURE LEVELS ACROSS THE REGION SHOULD ALLOW FOR A BETTER
THREAT FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE COMING DAYS. ACTIVITY IS
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY LATE MORNING OR EARLY AFTERNOON AND EVENTUALLY
WEAKEN BY THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. TEMPERATURES WILL BE A TAD COOLER
WHEN COMPARED TO YESTERDAY. OF BIGGER CONSEQUENCE...HUMIDITIES SHOULD
REMAIN ABOVE SINGLE DIGITS VALUES. WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE OUT OF THE
NORTHWEST WITH A FEW BRIEF GUSTS UP TO 16 MPH. OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES
SHOULD BE MODEST. SLIGHTLY COOLER AND HIGHER HUMIDITIES SHOULD BE THE
STORY ONCE AGAIN FOR THURSDAY. KEEP IN MIND THAT GUSTY/ERRATIC WINDS
CAN BE EXPECTED WITH ANY THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY EACH DAY. DPORTER

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING BY LATE MORNING OR
                       EARLY AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......40 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 84-88.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 15-20 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED UNDER 6 MPH...BECOMING
                       NORTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH WITH BRIEF GUSTS UP
                       TO 16 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                       NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                       AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 54-58.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 67-72 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST 6 TO 11 MPH WITH BRIEF GUSTS UP
                       15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                       NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.

FOR THURSDAY
   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.......50 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 82-86.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 19-24 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED UNDER 6 MPH...BECOMING
                       NORTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH WITH BRIEF GUSTS UP
                       TO 16 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.

FORECASTER...46

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REQUESTED BY...FOREST PETTERMAN
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110810.HEIFE.01/ABQ