FNUS75 KABQ 130121
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR TWIN TANKS...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
721 PM MDT FRI AUG 12 2011

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

DISCUSSION...UPPER HIGH CENTER NEAR FOUR CORNERS REGION TONIGHT AND
DRIFTING TOWARDS NORTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO SATURDAY. SURFACE FRONT WILL
SAG SOUTH AND WEST TOWARDS BURN SITE VICINITY TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY
MOST LIKELY RESULTING IN A WIND SHIFT TO THE EAST LATER THIS EVENING.
GOOD RH RECOVERY TONIGHT. CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND STORMS INCREASE
SATURDAY.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                       AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 48-52.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 60-65 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       NORTHEAST TO EAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
                       IN THE EVENING.

FOR SATURDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN SCATTERED
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......30 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 72-77.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 30-35 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       SOUTH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                       WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......12500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH 13 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/162500 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/70230 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING VERY GOOD/119852 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...MATT TAFOYA
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110812.TWINT.01/ABQ