FNUS75 KABQ 041907
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR FOURTH OF JULY...CAF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
107 PM MDT THU JUL 4 2013

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

DISCUSSION...
UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE HAS SHIFTED TO EASTERN ARIZONA WITH
THE PERSISTENT NORTH TO SOUTH STEERING FLOW OVER THE BURN AREA.
SUFFICIENT MOISTURE EXISTS TO SUPPORT ANOTHER ROUND OF AFTERNOON AND
EVENING THUNDERSTORMS AND SHOWERS.  STEERING FLOW LOOKS TO BE A
LITTLE WEAKER TODAY THAN PREVIOUS DAYS...STILL SOME MODERATE TO
HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND STRONG OUTFLOWS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THE
THUNDERSTORMS. A LITTLE WARMER BOTH TODAY AND FRIDAY. GOOD RH
RECOVERIES TONIGHT. UPPER HIGH TO CONTINUE TO DRIFT TO THE EAST
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...WITH ADDITIONAL WEAKENING OF THE STEERING FLOW
AND A TRANSITION TO MORE OF A NORTHWEST SOUTHEAST ORIENTATION.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH INCREASING CLOUDS. A
                       CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                       AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......40 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 83-87.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 11-16 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 8 MPH BECOMING
                       EAST 7 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......12500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTH 10 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD/115000 KNOT-FT AT 1200 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/87178 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING GOOD/62500 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN A SLIGHT
                       CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER
                       MIDNIGHT.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 53-57.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 58-63 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING
                       BECOMING TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 8 MPH.
                       GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/33000 KNOT-FT BY EARLY-EVENING BECOMING
                       POOR/31296 KNOT-FT BY LATE-EVENING.

FOR FRIDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......40 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 84-88.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 15-20 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 8 MPH BECOMING
                       WEST 7 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......11500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 11 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD/113232 KNOT-FT AT 1700 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...FAIR/48352 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING VERY GOOD/113232 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-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...05

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