FNUS75 KABQ 071810
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR BURN PEAK...N2S
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1210 PM MDT SAT JUL 7 2012

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

DISCUSSION...ACTIVE PATTERN IN PLACE WITH THUNDERSTORMS ALREADY
DEVELOPING OVER THE HIGH TERRAIN EAST AND NORTH OF THE BURN SITE.
STEERING FLOW WILL BE TO THE NORTH. GUSTY OUTFLOWS FROM THESE
STORMS WILL PRODUCE VARIABLE AND AT TIMES STRONG WINDS AT THE BURN
SITE. A FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHEAST PLAINS ON SUNDAY WITH
WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST THEN EAST AT THE BURN SITE AND USHERING
IN MORE MOISTURE...SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES AND AN INCREASED
CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

FOR THIS AFTERNOON
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......40 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 71-75.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 38-43 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH INCREASING TO 8 TO 11
                       MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                       WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING
                       PARTLY CLOUDY AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY BEFORE
                       MIDNIGHT.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......40 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 47-51.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 76-81 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING THEN
                       BECOMING TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 8 MPH.
                       GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.

FOR SUNDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                       AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN A
                       CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                       AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......50 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 69-73.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 40-45 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH INCREASING TO
                       EAST 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...05

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REQUESTED BY...CHRIS ROMO
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120707.BURNP.02/ABQ