FNUS75 KABQ 181451
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR ITALIAN FIRE...RPD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
851 AM MDT THU AUG 18 2011

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

DISCUSSION...VARIABLE CLOUDINESS IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE DAY WITH
ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING BY THE
AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL RUN CLOSE TO NORMAL AND MINIMUM
HUMIDITY WILL GENERALLY RANGE BETWEEN 40 TO 50 PERCENT. ERRATIC AND
GUSTY WINDS WILL BE COMMON NEAR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...BUT
OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS ARE EXPECTED. SIMILAR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL
AGAIN ON FRIDAY.


FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......VARIABLE CLOUDINESS THROUGHOUT THE DAY WITH
                       A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......50 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 72-78.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 40-49 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........LIGHT AND TERRAIN DOMINATED AT LESS THAN
                       7 MPH THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. SOME LIGHT
                       BREEZES OF 5 TO 10 MPH FROM THE SOUTHWEST BY
                       LATE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                       EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 9 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/72000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/11780 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING POOR/36685 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY 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 53-57.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 75-80 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       NORTH 4 TO 7 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

FOR FRIDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......50 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 71-77.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 41-48 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTH WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH 5 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......FAIR/40000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/22910 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...52

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REQUESTED BY...IC PETERMAN
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110818.ITALI.02/ABQ