FNUS75 KABQ 011811
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR GUACAMALLA...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1211 PM MDT THU SEP 1 2011

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

DISCUSSION...
OTHER THAN TERRAIN DRIVEN FLOWS...GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS WILL BE THE
MAIN WIND DRIVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. STORMS ARE FIRING UP AND
WILL EVENTUALLY MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN JEMEZ AREA AS THE AFTERNOON
PROGRESSES. A FAIR CHANCE OF RAIN EXISTS AS THE CELLS COME TOGETHER.
STORM MOVEMENT TODAY WILL BE TOWARDS THE NORTH/NORTHEAST. GOOD
HUMIDITY RECOVERIES EXPECTED TONIGHT. ANOTHER ROUND OF STORMS WILL
FIRE UP OVER THE JEMEZ MOUNTAINS ON FRIDAY ALTHOUGH THEY WILL BE
SLOWER TO MOVE. HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE HIGHER THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE
                       OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......60 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 78-82.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 30-35 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. GUSTY
                       AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......9500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST 12 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD/114000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...FAIR/48099 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING FAIR/40533 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING
                       PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......50 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 52-56.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 64-69 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 6 MPH. GUSTY
                       AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.

FOR FRIDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                       AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN A
                       CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                       AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......30 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 77-81.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 32-37 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 7 MPH.
                       GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......11000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTH 5 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......FAIR/55000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/36840 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING POOR/31500 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...50

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REQUESTED BY...3310
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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