FNUS75 KABQ 131831
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR RIVER FIRE...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1231 PM MDT MON JUN 13 2011

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

DISCUSSION...
UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE NORTHERN ROCKIES WILL BE MOVING EAST
INCREASING WINDS TODAY OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST. EXPECT THIS WINDS TO
DECREASE BEFORE MIDNIGHT. TONIGHT RH RECOVERIES WILL BE FAIR.
THEN WINDS WILL SHIFT OUT OF THE NORTHWEST BEHIND THE UPPER LEVEL
TROUGH FOR TUESDAY.


FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 85-90.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 4-9 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                       GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......18000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 23 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/414000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...EXCELLENT/155719 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/412311 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 42-45.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 50-60 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING VARIABLE LESS
                       THAN 5 MPH.

FOR TUESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 84-88.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 4-9 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                       NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH
                       GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......16000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST 16 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/256000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...VERY GOOD/123852 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/237788 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...24

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REQUESTED BY...MATTEW ESCANLENTA
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110613.RIVER.01/ABQ