FNUS75 KABQ 171355
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR HEIFER...ALBUQUERQUE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
755 AM MDT WED AUG 17 2011

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

DISCUSSION...UPPER HIGH CENTER WILL REMAIN OVER NEW MEXICO NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS. INCREASE IN CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY TODAY AND
TONIGHT AS WEAK DISTURBANCE TO TRACK OVER WEST CENTRAL NEW MEXICO.
GOOD TO EXCELLENT RH RECOVERY OVERNIGHT. GENERALLY LIGHT WINDS EXCEPT
NEAR SHOWERS AND STORMS.

FOR TODAY
   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.......30 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 80-85.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 30-35 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHEAST 8 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/80000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...FAIR/55630 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING GOOD/66500 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......40 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 52-55.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 75-80 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       SOUTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTY
                       AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.

FOR THURSDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......30 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 80-85.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 30-35 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING
                       SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......10500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......EAST 6 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/63000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/37519 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING POOR/27000 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.

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REQUESTED BY...ZACH SAAVEDRA
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110817.HEIFE.01/ABQ