FNUS75 KABQ 041703
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR ROYBAL SPRINGS...TAOS DISPATCH CENTER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1103 AM MDT SUN SEP 4 2011

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

DISCUSSION...
MUCH COOLER TODAY AND TONIGHT WITH SOME WARMING THEREAFTER. HIGHER
MINIMUM RH TODAY THAN RECENT DAYS...BUT THAT WILL BE COMING DOWN
SOMEWHAT AFTER TODAY. GOOD TO EXCELLENT RECOVERIES THE NEXT 2 OR 3
NIGHTS. PRETTY GOOD CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A FEW STTORMS TODAY...BUT
CHANCES COME DOWN SOME FOR MONDAY. NEARLY ALL ACTIVITY TO BE WET
TODAY...BUT THEY WILL DRY OUT A LITTLE BY MONDAY.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS
                       THIS MORNING...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......50 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 65-69.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 46-51 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........MAINLY FROM THE SOUTH 7 TO 15 MPH WITH A
                       FEW GUSTS TO NEAR 20 MPH POSSIBLE. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHEAST 11 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/60500 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/22864 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING POOR/20123 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A FEW RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                       EVENING.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......30 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 42-47.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 85-90 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........MAINLY SOUTH 5 TO 11 MPH IN THE EVENING
                       BECOMING TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 9 MPH.

LABOR DAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN
                       THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......30 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 69-73.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 35-40 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 9 MPH BECOMING
                       MAINLY SOUTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                       GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......10500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST 6 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/63000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/38123 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING FAIR/48000 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...43

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REQUESTED BY...TDC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110904.ROYBA.01/ABQ