FNUS75 KABQ 201825
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR GUACAMALLA...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1225 PM MDT TUE SEP 20 2011

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

DISCUSSION...
NOT A LOT OF BIG CHANGES EXPECTED THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. A BACK
DOOR COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN GAPS
TONIGHT AND EVENTUALLY PROVIDE SOME HIGHER HUMIDITY TO THE FIRE
AREA ON WEDNESDAY. WINDS ALOFT WILL BE WEST/NORTHWEST THE
NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AND AFTERNOON MIXING SHOULD TAP THESE WINDS
AND BRING THEM DOWN TO THE SURFACE.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE
                       OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 71-73.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 26-27 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED 5 TO 7 MPH EVENTUALLY
                       BECOMING WEST/NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH.
                       GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......13500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST 11 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD/148500 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/65689 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING VERY GOOD/141909 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                       AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 45-49.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 68-73 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       SOUTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                       WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                       EVENING.

FOR WEDNESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 67-69.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 33-38 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH AROUND NOON. WINDS
                       EVENTUALLY BECOMING WEST 7 TO 9 MPH DURING
                       THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                       EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......13000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 17 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/221000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/21778 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/219909 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...338
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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