FNUS75 KABQ 011813
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR ROCKY...NM STATE FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1213 PM MDT MON AUG 1 2011

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

DISCUSSION...UPPER HIGH CENTER OF CIRCULATION HAS SHIFTED OVER THE
CENTRAL PLAINS CONSEQUENTLY...WINDS ALOFT AND STEERING FLOW WILL BE
NORTHEASTERLY. SURFACE LEE TROUGH WILL ALSO AID SURFACE WINDS THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SHOWERS OR STORMS MAY DRIFT OFF THE HIGHER
TERRAIN AND OVER OR NEAR THE BURN AREA LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. OVERNIGHT RH RECOVERY WILL BE GOOD.  MORE ACTIVE WEATHER
AND BETTER POTENTIAL FOR WETTING RAIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT
AS A SURFACE BOUNDARY DROPS OVER THE AREA.

FOR THIS AFTERNOON
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 81-85.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 32-37 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS UP TO
                       30 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                       NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......9500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 19 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/180500 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...BECOMING EXCELLENT/175152 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 58-63.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 59-64 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       NORTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                       WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

FOR TUESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE
                       OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                       AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......40 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 74-79.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 40-45 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                       WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTH 15 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/97500 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/73141 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING FAIR/48000 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.

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REQUESTED BY...VALORIE GARCIA
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110801.ROCKY.01/ABQ