FNUS75 KABQ 261831
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR GAMBLER...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1231 PM MDT THU APR 26 2012

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

DISCUSSION...MOSTLY TO PARTLY CLOUDY SKY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE
THROUGHOUT THE REST OF THE DAY. WIND SPEEDS WILL CONTINUE INCREASING
THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING PEAKING BY MID DAY. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED NEAR BURN LOCATION THIS
AFTERNOON. PRECIPITATION CHANCES AS WELL AS CLOUD COVER WILL BEGIN TO
DECREASE INTO FRIDAY MORNING. WIND SPEEDS WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE
DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS BUT WILL PICK UP AGAIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WITH PERIODS
                       OF MOSTLY CLOUDY CONDITIONS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 79-83.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 16-21 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO
                       15 TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS
                       UP TO 40 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                       EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                       AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......14000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH 40 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/560000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...EXCELLENT/207053 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/500000 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN A SLIGHT
                       CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WITH PERIODS
                       OF MOSTLY CLOUDY CONDITIONS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......30 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 40-44.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 48-53 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST SOUTHWEST WINDS 16 TO 26 MPH BECOMING NORTH
                       7 TO 9 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 45
                       MPH IN THE EVENING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.

FOR FRIDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 71-75.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 16-21 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS LIGHT IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                       10 TO 15 MPH BY NOON. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST 23 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/184000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...VERY GOOD/143433 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/164978 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...21/42

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REQUESTED BY...ANDREW SERRANO
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120426.GAMBL.01/ABQ