FNUS75 KABQ 112022
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR HOLD UP...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
222 PM MDT SAT AUG 11 2012

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

DISCUSSION...
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE BEGINNING TO DEVELOP JUST NORTH OF
THE BURN AREA THIS AFTERNOON. STEERING FLOW SHOULD LARGELY TAKE
THESE STORMS AWAY FROM THE BURN SITE...BUT ITS NOT OUT OF THE
QUESTION THAT A STRAY STORM NEARS THE AREA. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WOULD
BE LIGHT...AND THE MAIN CONCERN WOULD BE GUSTY AND ERRATIC WIND
GUSTS FROM OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES. OTHERWISE...TEMPERATURES WILL
CONTINUE TO RUN NEAR TO A FEW DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. FAIR RELATIVE
HUMIDITY RECOVERIES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT...THEN ANOTHER MOSTLY DRY
DAY IN STORE ON SUNDAY. A BACK DOOR COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE
AREA SUNDAY NIGHT INCREASING HUMIDITIES AND RAIN CHANCES.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                       AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 86-90.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 15-20 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20
                       MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS ALSO 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 53-57.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 41-46 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
                       LESS THAN 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
                       IN THE EVENING.

FOR SUNDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 86-90.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 16-21 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       SOUTHEAST 7 TO 9 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...34

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REQUESTED BY...KEN WAKTINS
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120811.HOLDU.01/ABQ