FNUS75 KABQ 241724
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR GOLONDRINO...SANTA FE DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1124 AM MDT WED JUL 24 2013

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

DISCUSSION...
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ONCE AGAIN BUT THE BEST
CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN IS EXPECTED THIS EVENING AND DURING THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS AS MOISTURE FLOWS UP FROM THE SOUTH. HUMIDITY
VALUES WILL BE ON THE HIGHER SIDE THE NEXT 48 HOURS. GOOD TO
EXCELLENT RECOVERIES EXPECTED TONIGHT. A DRIER PUNCH WILL TRY
TO ENTRAIN INTO THE NORTHWEST THIRD OF NEW MEXICO LATER ON
THURSDAY AND COULD IMPACT THE FIRE AREA LATE BUT HUMIDITY
MOST OF THE DAY WILL BE ON THE HIGHER SIDE. STORMS WILL TEND
TO MOVE TOWARDS THE NORTH/NORTHWEST TODAY BUT THEN MOVE TOWARDS
THE EAST/SOUTHEAST ON THURSDAY.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 81-85.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 22-27 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH INCREASING TO 8
                       TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......14500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHEAST 19 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/267910 KNOT-FT AT 1400 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...VERY GOOD/147089 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/246500 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......50 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 55-59.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 75-80 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 11 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 5
                       TO 7 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                       WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   VENTILATION TREND...VERY GOOD/130000 KNOT-FT BY EARLY-EVENING
                       BECOMING POOR/2500 KNOT-FT BY LATE-EVENING.

FOR THURSDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......40 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 79-82.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 30-35 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH BECOMING
                       WEST/NORTHWEST 7 TO 9 MPH MID/LATE
                       AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                       NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......11000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 10 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/86289 KNOT-FT AT 1700 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/79131 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING GOOD/86289 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...50

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REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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