FNUS75 KABQ 242104
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR ROYBAL SPRINGS...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
304 PM MDT WED AUG 24 2011

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

DISCUSSION...
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING ACROSS
NORTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. STORMS WILL SLOWLY MOVE TOWARD THE
NORTHWEST. THE SLOW MOVEMENT MAY RESULT IN LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS
OVER THE BURN AREA. OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES WILL GOVERN ADDITIONAL
STORM DEVELOPMENT THROUGH THE EVENING...BEFORE STORMS BEGIN TO
DIMINISH AROUND MIDNIGHT. GOOD RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERIES ARE
EXPECTED TONIGHT. STORMS WILL REDEVELOP BY EARLY AFTERNOON ON
THURSDAY...HOWEVER...STORM MOVEMENT WILL BE MORE TOWARD THE NORTH.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......50 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 80-84.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 22-27 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........EAST TO SOUTHEAST 7 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......10500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......EAST 9 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/94500 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/79167 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING GOOD/66500 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN PARTLY
                       CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......50 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 52-56.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 71-76 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH IN THE
                       EVENING BECOMING TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS
                       THAN 8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                       EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

FOR THURSDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                       MORNING...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE
                       OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                       AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......40 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 77-81.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 31-36 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 8 MPH BECOMING
                       SOUTHWEST 7 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY
                       AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......10500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 7 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/73500 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...FAIR/42430 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING GOOD/66500 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...34

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REQUESTED BY...TDC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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