FNUS75 KABQ 121553
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR ITALIAN FIRE...CIF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
953 AM MDT FRI AUG 12 2011

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

NOTE: FYI...THE RH OF 60 PERCENT LISTED ON YOUR OBSERVATION IS
ACTUALLY 90 PERCENT GIVEN THE LISTED DRY BULB READING OF 55 AND
WET BULB READING OF 54.

DISCUSSION...
THE MODERATE CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TODAY WILL INCREASE
FOR THE WEEKEND AS ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY INCREASE.
FAIRLY LIGHT WINDS THROUGH SATURDAY WELL AWAY FROM STORMS...BUT OF
COURSE HIGHER GUSTS AND VARIABLE WIND DIRECTION IN AND NEAR STORMS.
GOOD TO EXCELLENT RH RECOVERIES NEXT FEW NIGHTS.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING...THEN MOSTLY
                       CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......40 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 78-83.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 39-44 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........VARIABLE DIRECTION 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE MORNING
                       BECOMING TERRAIN DOMINATED 6 TO 11 MPH AFTER
                       11 AM. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 5 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......FAIR/50000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/28040 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING POOR/27000 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN A SLIGHT
                       CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER
                       MIDNIGHT.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......30 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 55-60.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 75-80 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING
                       MAINLY DOWNSLOPE 4 TO 9 MPH AFTER 10 PM.
                       GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.

FOR SATURDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN BETTER
                       CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                       AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......50 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 74-79.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 47-52 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........VARIABLE DIRECTION 5 TO 9 MPH THEN FROM THE
                       EAST THROUGH SOUTH 6 TO 12 MPH IN THE
                       AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                       NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHEAST 10 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/90000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...FAIR/57763 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING GOOD/66933 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...43

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REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110812.ITALI.01/ABQ