FNUS75 KABQ 291557
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR SIERRA GRANDE...N2S CIMARRON DISTRICT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
957 AM MDT SUN JUL 29 2012

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

DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT CENTERED OVER NORTHWEST TEXAS WILL
REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH TUESDAY. JUST ENOUGH LOW AND MID LEVEL
MOISTURE LINGERS TO ALLOW FOR ISOLATED AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. EXPECT GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS NEAR SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 83-87.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 24-29 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH BY AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP
                       TO 25 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                       WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                       AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 59-63.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 53-58 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       WEST 6 TO 11 MPH BY MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO
                       25 MPH IN THE EVENING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                       EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.

FOR MONDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                       AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 82-86.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 26-31 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       SOUTHEAST 7 TO 11 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY
                       AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS 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...07

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