FNUS75 KABQ 131551
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR ITALIAN FIRE...CIBOLA NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
951 AM MDT SAT AUG 13 2011

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

DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE CENTER SITUATED OVER THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS WILL SHIFT
FURTHER NORTH THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WILL HELP MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY
TO ENHANCE AFTERNOON SHOWER ACTIVITY OVER THE AREA. EXPECT SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE THROUGH THE EVENING.
ON SUNDAY HIGH PRESSURE WILL SHIFT TO THE EAST INCREASING THE SHOWER
ACTIVITY. GOOD OVERNIGHT RH RECOVERY.


FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                       AND THUNDERSTORMS LATER IN THE MORNING
                       BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......60 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 79-84.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 22-27 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH INCREASING
                       TO SOUTHEAST 8 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                       GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED UP TO 25 MPH NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                       LIKELY IN THE EVENING...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE
                       OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......60 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 58-63.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 75-79 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 11 MPH. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

FOR SUNDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......SLIGHT CHANCE OF MORNING SHOWERS THEN
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE
                       AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......60 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 75-80.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 35-40 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 8 MPH BECOMING
                       SOUTH 6 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY
                       AND ERRATIC WINDS OF UP TO 25 MPH 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...24

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REQUESTED BY...RICK RIOS
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110813.ITALI.01/ABQ