FNUS75 KABQ 031648
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR RAYADO...N2S
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1048 AM MDT SUN JUN 3 2012

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

DISCUSSION...
STEERING FLOW FOR THE STORMS TODAY WILL BE FROM THE NORTHWEST
INITIALLY BUT THEN BECOME MORE ERRATIC AS THE AFTERNOON PROGRESSES
AND FAIRLY LIGHT WHICH MEANS STORMS COULD SIT OVER AN AREA LONGER
AND THUS PROVIDE BETTER CHANCES AT SOME WETTING RAIN. STORM MOVEMENT
ON MONDAY SHOULD BE FROM SOUTHEAST TO NORTHWEST OR SOUTH TO NORTH
WITH A LITTLE STRONGER STEERING FLOW. ULTIMATELY...DRIER STORMS
TODAY VERSUS WHAT IS EXPECTED ON MONDAY. THE ATMOSPHERE WILL VERY
UNSTABLE TODAY AND SLIGHTLY LESS UNSTABLE FOR MONDAY. WATCH OUT
FOR GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS WHETHER IT BE FROM STORMS OR VIRGA
BUILDUPS.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......40 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 82-85.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 14-15 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........MAINLY EAST TO NORTH 4 TO 7 MPH THIS MORNING
                       INCREASING TO NORTH/NORTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH
                       WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 16 MPH DURING
                       THE AFTERNOON. ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                       NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 53-57.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 37-42 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

FOR MONDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE
                       AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......60 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 78-82.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 23-26 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       EAST/SOUTHEAST 9 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                       GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.

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...50

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REQUESTED BY...CHRIS ROMO
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120603.RAYAD.01/ABQ