FNUS75 KABQ 261812
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR GUACAMALLA...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1212 PM MDT MON SEP 26 2011

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

DISCUSSION...
A FEW CUMULUS BUILD-UPS THIS AFTERNOON MAY PRODUCE VIRGA ACROSS THE
REGION...HOWEVER WETTING RAINFALL IS NOT EXPECTED. TEMPERATURES WILL
BE FAIRLY SIMILAR TO SUNDAY WITH MINIMUM HUMIDITIES BRIEFLY FLIRTING
WITH SINGLE DIGITS. GUSTY BREEZES ARE LIKELY AND ERRATIC BEHAVIOR IS
POSSIBLE NEAR VIRGA. FAIR OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES ARE EXPECTED. A WEAK
SURFACE BOUNDARY WILL OOZE THROUGH THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS TONIGHT...
LEADING TO A MORE MOIST ENVIRONMENT AND A SOUTHEASTERLY SURFACE FLOW
FOR TUESDAY. THIS WILL ALSO INCREASE THE THREAT FOR ISOLATED SHOWERS
AND STORMS...MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. DPORTER

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW CUMULUS BUILD-UPS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......5 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 73-77.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 10-15 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED UNDER 6 MPH...BECOMING
                       NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 18
                       MPH. GUSTY/ERRATIC WINDS NEAR VIRGA SHOWERS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......15000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST 7 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD/105000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/39630 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING FAIR/50573 KNOT-FT BY MID-
                       AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 46-50.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 38-43 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTH/NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH
                       GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH...BECOMING TERRAIN
                       DOMINATED UNDER 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

FOR TUESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE
                       AFTERNOON HOURS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 73-77.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 16-21 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED UNDER 6 MPH BECOMING
                       SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON
                       WITH GUSTS UP TO 16 MPH. GUSTY/ERRATIC
                       WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......12500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHEAST 5 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/62500 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/37160 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING FAIR/45448 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...46

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REQUESTED BY...337
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110926.GUACA.01/ABQ