FNUS75 KABQ 041529
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR GRIFFEN...N2S CIMARRON DISTRICT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
929 AM MDT SAT AUG 4 2012

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

DISCUSSION...
BACK DOOR COLD FRONT HAS PUSHED THROUGH THE RATON AREA AND WILL
EVENTUALLY AFFECT THE FIRE AREA BY 1100. LOOK FOR A WIND SHIFT
TO A NORTH/NORTHEAST DIRECTION. PRETTY GOOD CHANCE OF RAINFALL
TODAY OR TONIGHT AS STORMS FIRE UP ALONG THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY
AND COMBINE WITH TERRAIN INFLUENCES. HUMIDITIES WILL TREND
UP AS A RESULT.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                       MORNING...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS
                       AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......70 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 73-77.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 43-48 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........QUICKLY BECOMING NORTH/NORTHEAST WINDS
                       7 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST
                       8 TO 11 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SOME GUSTS
                       TO 22 MPH DURING THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. GUSTY
                       AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING
                       PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......50 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 51-55.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 79-84 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       NORTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                       WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

FOR SUNDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY 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 72-76.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 46-51 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       SOUTH 7 TO 10 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...VALORIE GARCIA
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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