FNUS75 KABQ 101955
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR HEIFER...RPD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
155 PM 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 HAS
DEVELOPED IN THE REGION AND SHOULD PERSIST THROUGH SUNSET. HIGH TEMPS
WILL BE A TAD LOWER WHEN COMPARED TO TUESDAY. MINIMUM HUMIDITIES ARE
EXPECTED TO BE HIGHER AS WELL...OR WITHIN THE UPPER TEENS. WINDS WILL
BE OUT OF THE NORTHWEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH. OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES
SHOULD BE MODEST. TEMPERATURES WILL BE MARGINALLY COOLER WITH HIGHER
HUMIDITIES TOMORROW. KEEP IN MIND THAT GUSTY AND 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 IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......40 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 83-87.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 18-23 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED UNDER 6 MPH...BECOMING
                       NORTHWEST 6 TO 11 MPH WITH BRIEF GUSTS UP
                       TO 15 MPH BY MID-AFTERNOON. GUSTY/ERRATIC
                       WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......30 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 52-56.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 69-74 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING TERRAIN
                       DOMINATED UNDER 5 MPH BY MIDNIGHT. GUSTY/
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

FOR THURSDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                       AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE MORNING...
                       THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                       IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......40 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 82-86.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 22-27 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED UNDER 6 MPH...BECOMING
                       NORTHWEST 6 TO 11 MPH WITH BRIEF GUSTS UP
                       TO 15 MPH BY MID-AFTERNOON. GUSTY/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...IC PETERMAN
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110810.HEIFE.02/ABQ