FNUS75 KABQ 251929
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR GAMBLER...BIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
129 PM MDT WED APR 25 2012

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

DISCUSSION...THICK HIGH CLOUDS WILL CONTINUE INCREASING OVER THE
AREA THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE WITH SPEEDS
NEAR 20 MPH BY LATE AFTERNOON. VERY WARM CONDITIONS WILL COMBINE
WITH DRY CONDITIONS FOR SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITY VALUES. CLOUDS WILL
REMAIN IN PLACE TONIGHT WITH MILD TEMPERATURES AND GENERALLY LIGHT
WINDS. WINDS WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY TOMORROW FROM THE SOUTHWEST
WITH GUSTS NEAR 35 MPH BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. HUMIDITY VALUES
WILL BE JUST ABOVE CRITICAL CONDITIONS.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 86-90.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 8-12 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO
                       12 TO 18 MPH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......13500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST 23 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/310500 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...VERY GOOD/117602 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/270000 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 43-47.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 37-42 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH IN THE EVENING
                       BECOMING A MIXTURE OF NORTH AND TERRAIN
                       DOMINATED LESS THAN 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

FOR THURSDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. PERIODS OF
                       PARTLY CLOUDY BY LATE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 79-83.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 15-20 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 6 MPH IN THE EARLY
                       MORNING BECOMING SOUTH SOUTHWEST 12 TO 18
                       MPH AROUND NOON THEN SOUTHWEST 18 TO 26 MPH
                       WITH GUSTS UP TO 34 MPH THROUGH MID AFTERNOON.
                       GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......16000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 44 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/704000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...EXCELLENT/193358 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/500000 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...GUYER

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REQUESTED BY...ABEYA
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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