FNUS75 KABQ 211955
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR HEIFER FIRE...ALBUQUERQUE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
155 PM MDT SUN AUG 21 2011

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

DISCUSSION...
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING NEAR THE BURN SITE. THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE
WILL BECOME MORE ISOLATED OVERNIGHT BUT PATCHY WETTING RAINS WILL
BE POSSIBLE. OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES WILL BE EXCELLENT. HIGH PRESSURE
WILL BUILD OVER THE REGION ON MONDAY WITH LESS COVERAGE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED.


   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                       LIKELY IN THE EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......60 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 54-58.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 79-84 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 8 MPH. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

FOR MONDAY
   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 79-83.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 35-40 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 8 MPH. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 5 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......FAIR/42500 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/15348 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING FAIR/40338 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...17

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REQUESTED BY...ZACH SAAVEDRA
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110821.HEIFE.01/ABQ