FNUS75 KABQ 121527
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR HEIFER...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
927 AM MDT FRI AUG 12 2011

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

DISCUSSION...
LOW CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TODAY WILL INCREASE
SIGNIFICANTLY FOR THE WEEKEND AS ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY
INCREASES. LIGHT WINDS TODAY WILL PICK UP A LITTLE FOR SATURDAY...BUT
WELL AWAY FROM STORMS WINDS WILL NOT BE STRONG. FAIR TO GOOD RH
RECOVERIES TONIGHT SHOULD BE GOOD TO VERY GOOD SATURDAY NIGHT.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF HIGH BASED
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1 PM.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 87-91.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 15-19 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........VARIABLE DIRECTION UNDER 8 MPH...THEN FROM
                       WEST THROUGH NORTH 5 TO 11 MPH. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......14000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST 7 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/98000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...FAIR/48838 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING GOOD/90333 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT EARLY...10 PERCENT LATE.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 56-61.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 58-63 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST TO NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING
                       VARIABLE DIRECTION 4 TO 9 MPH AFTER 10 PM.
                       GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR ANY
                       THUNDERSTORMS.

FOR SATURDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......40 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 81-86.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 29-34 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........VARIABLE DIRECTION 5 TO 9 MPH THEN SHIFT TO
                       SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH 7 TO 15 MPH IN THE
                       AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                       NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......11500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHEAST 13 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD/149500 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/85244 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING VERY GOOD/130000 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...43

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REQUESTED BY...FORREST PETERMAN
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110812.HEIFE.01/ABQ