FNUS75 KABQ 181840
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR SIERRA GRANDE...NM STATE FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1219 PM MDT WED JUL 18 2012

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

DISCUSSION...
UPPER HIGH WILL BE OVERHEAD SO THE STEERING FLOW FOR THE STORMS
WILL BE ERRATIC AND VERY SLOW. DRIER AIR IN THE MID LEVELS WILL
OVERTAKE THE AREA ON THURSDAY AND SHUT DOWN THUNDERSTORM
DEVELOPMENT.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......50 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 80-83.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 25-30 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTH WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST
                       7 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......30 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 58-62.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 55-60 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN
                       THE EVENING.

FOR THURSDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 80-84.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 22-27 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO
                       SOUTH 9 TO 14 MPH IN THE 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...50

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REQUESTED BY...VALORIE GARCIA
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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