FNUS75 KABQ 181750
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR GABBY...SANTA FE DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1150 AM MDT THU JUL 18 2013

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

DISCUSSION...
UNSEASONABLY STRONG UPPER LOW OVER SW NM CONTINUES TO KEEP A
RATHER COOL AND STABLE AIRMASS IN PLACE OVER NORTHERN NEW MEXICO.
TEMPERATURES WILL MODERATE SOMEWHAT TODAY...PRODUCING ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WESTERN JEMEZ MOUNTAINS/SIERRA
NACIMIENTO. THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL INCREASE CONSIDERABLY FRIDAY
AFTERNOON AS THE FLOW ALOFT BECOMES MORE FAVORABLE AND SURFACE
HEATING/INSTABILITY INCREASES.


FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 73-77.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 40-45 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH. GUSTY
                       AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 8 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......POOR/32114 KNOT-FT AT 1900 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/10267 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING POOR/28701 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN PARTLY
                       CLOUDY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......25 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 52-56.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 78-83 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 IN THE EVENING.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/32114 KNOT-FT BY EARLY-EVENING BECOMING
                       POOR/30000 KNOT-FT BY LATE-EVENING.

FOR FRIDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                       MORNING...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE
                       OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                       AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......50 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 75-79.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 43-48 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 8 MPH. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......9500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHEAST 7 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......FAIR/54757 KNOT-FT AT 1600 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/27585 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING FAIR/54757 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...33

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REQUESTED BY...262
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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