FNUS75 KABQ 301640
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR ROSEDALE...CIF MAGDALENA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1040 AM MDT THU JUN 30 2011

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

DISCUSSION...A FRONTAL BOUNDARY AND MID LEVEL CONVERGENCE ZONE WILL BE
APPROACHING THE FIRE SITE THIS AFTERNOON. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL
DEVELOP ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY WITH GUSTY SOUTHERLY
WINDS. HOWEVER ANY THUNDERSTORMS IN THE VICINITY COULD CAUSE THE WINDS
TO BE ERRATIC AND GUSTY RATHER THAN THE PREVAILING SOUTHERLY FLOW.
BEHIND THE BOUNDARY EARLY TONIGHT...WINDS WILL SHIFT TO SOUTHWEST THEN
WEST BUT REMAIN BRISK UNTIL ABOUT MIDNIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL
START TO BUILD OVER NEW MEXICO STARTING FRIDAY.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF DRY
                       THUNDERSTORMS WITH GUSTY WINDS IN THE
                       AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 96-100.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 13-18 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO
                       20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                       WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                       AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......17500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 17 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/297500 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...EXCELLENT/154838 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/288958 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF DRY
                       THUNDERSTORMS WITH GUSTY WINDS IN THE
                       EVENING...THEN MOSTLY CLEAR AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 64-68.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 45-50 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 18 MPH IN THE EVENING.
                       GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN
                       THE EVENING. WEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH UNTIL
                       ABOUT MIDNIGHT. WINDS SHIFTING TO NORTH 4 TO
                       8 MPH LATE TONIGHT.

FOR FRIDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF AFTERNOON
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 94-98.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 13-18 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 8 MPH. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......16500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHEAST 7 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD/115500 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/11595 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING FAIR/45000 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...07

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REQUESTED BY...J  BRUNER
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110630.ROSED.01/ABQ