FNUS75 KABQ 161419
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR HEIFER...ALBUQUERQUE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
819 AM MDT TUE AUG 16 2011

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

DISCUSSION...
SLIGHT INCREASE IN THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS
ALTHOUGH STORMS WILL BE PRETTY HIT AND MISS NEAR THE FIRE AREA.
STEERING FLOW FOR THE STORMS WILL BE WEAK SO THAT DOES INCREASE THE
CHANCES OF WETTING RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH THE STORMS. WIND FLOW WILL
BE FAIRLY LIGHT EXCEPT FOR OUTFLOW WINDS WHICH CAN TRAVEL LONG
DISTANCES. HUMIDITY WILL GRADUALLY RISE.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......30 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 85-89.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 22-25 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       SOUTHEAST 4 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. EXPECT
                       SOME VARIABILITY DUE TO TERRAIN INFLUENCES
                       AS WELL AS OUTFLOW WINDS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......11000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 9 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/99000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/17699 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING POOR/33000 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH EARLY EVENING THEN
                       A SLIGHT CHANCE BEYOND THAT.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......30 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 52-56.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 69-74 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH DECREASING TO 1
                       TO 3 MPH BY LATE EVENING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                       WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

FOR WEDNESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......30 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 82-86.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 28-32 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........MIXTURE OF TERRAIN FLOWS AND SOUTHEAST WINDS
                       4 TO 7 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                       NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHEAST 8 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/72000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...FAIR/59872 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING POOR/37500 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...50

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REQUESTED BY...ZACH SAAVEDRA
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110816.HEIFE.01/ABQ