FNUS75 KABQ 261657
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR STABLE...SANTA FE DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1057 AM MDT FRI JUL 26 2013

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

DISCUSSION...
A GOOD CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...MOST OF THE WETTING
VARIETY EXISTS OVER THE FIRE AREA THE NEXT 48 HOURS. STEERING FLOW
FOR THE STORMS WILL BE FROM THE NORTH/NORTHWEST TODAY BUT THEN
CHANGE TO A MORE WEST TO EAST DIRECTION ON SATURDAY. WINDS WILL
GENERALLY BE VARIABLE WITH SHOWERS AND STORMS AROUND...OTHERWISE
LOOK FOR A SOUTHERLY FLOW THE MAJORITY OF THE PERIOD. HUMIDITY
VALUES WILL BE ON THE HIGHER SIDE WITH SLIGHTLY COOLER THAN
NORMAL TEMPERATURES.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......INCREASING CLOUDS AND BECOMING PARTLY TO
                       OCCASIONALLY MOSTLY CLOUDY DURING THE
                       AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......60 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 77-79.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 40-45 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH/SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING
                       TO THE SOUTHERLY 7 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                       GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH 11 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/70280 KNOT-FT AT 1700 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/15452 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING GOOD/70280 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY
                       DURING THE EARLY/MID EVENING.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......70 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 49-53.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 92-97 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/66000 KNOT-FT BY EARLY-EVENING BECOMING
                       POOR/31500 KNOT-FT BY LATE-EVENING.

FOR SATURDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......60 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 74-76.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 52-55 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
                       7 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 9 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......FAIR/40500 KNOT-FT AT 1200 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/33244 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING POOR/28242 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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