FNUS75 KABQ 061735
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR GUACAMALLA...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1135 AM MDT TUE SEP 6 2011

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

DISCUSSION...BETTER CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND STORMS TODAY AND THIS
EVENING AS AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE DISTURBANCE TRACKS THROUGH
NORTHERN NEW MEXICO. POTENTIAL FOR SOME DRIER AIR AT THE SURFACE
TO WORK IN AT LEAST TEMPORARILY AS WINDS SHIFT TO THE NORTH LATER
TONIGHT. ON WEDNESDAY LOOK FOR WINDS SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......30 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 72-76.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 40-45 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH. GUSTY
                       AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......9500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 11 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD/104500 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...BECOMING GOOD/85393 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN PARTLY
                       CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......40 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 43-48.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 80-85 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       NORTHEAST AROUND MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                       WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

FOR WEDNESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......30 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 68-72.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 49-54 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........EAST TO SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY
                       AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHEAST 14 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD/126000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/22185 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING GOOD/62637 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...3310
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110906.GUACA.03/ABQ