FNUS75 KABQ 051523
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR WINDY GAP...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
923 AM MDT FRI AUG 5 2011

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

DISCUSSION...
FAIRLY WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED AROUND THE
WILDFIRE AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THEN A DRYING TREND
FOR THE WEEKEND WITH DECREASING CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND STORMS.
TEMPERATURES WILL WARM SATURDAY WITH LOWER DAYTIME RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES. THIS TREND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ON SUNDAY.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......50 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 70-74.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 40-45 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 6 MPH BECOMING
                       SOUTHWEST 6 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY
                       AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......12500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 15 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/187500 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...VERY GOOD/116464 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/156000 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN A SLIGHT
                       CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER
                       MIDNIGHT.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......30 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 47-51.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 70-75 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

FOR SATURDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 73-77.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 30-35 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       WEST IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                       WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......14500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST 10 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD/145000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/98049 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING GOOD/98000 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...40

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REQUESTED BY...TDC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110805.WINDY.01/ABQ