FNUS75 KABQ 291821
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR FENTON...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1221 PM MDT TUE MAY 29 2012

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

DISCUSSION...
A FEW BREEZES EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON BUT THE WINDS WILL GO ON THE
INCREASE WEDNESDAY AS A TROUGH PASSES OVER THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS.
LOOK FOR GUSTS IN THE 20S DURING THE AFTERNOON ON WEDNESDAY.
HUMIDITY VALUES WILL REMAIN REALLY LOW THROUGH THE PERIOD...BOTH
DAY AND NIGHTTIME AND ESPECIALLY BE ROCK BOTTOM ACROSS THE MIDSLOPE
AREAS. PRETTY UNSTABLE THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 76-80.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 6-8 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH/SOUTHEAST 6 TO 8 MPH BECOMING
                       SOUTHWEST 8 TO 13 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                       GUSTS UP TO 23 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......15500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 19 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/294500 KNOT-FT AT 1800 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...VERY GOOD/105485 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/290749 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 39-41 CANYON BOTTOM WARMER MIDSLOPE.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 22-27 PERCENT CANYON BOTTOM LOWER MIDSLOPE.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 7 TO 14 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 7
                       TO 9 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH
                       EARLY.
   VENTILATION TREND...EXCELLENT/294500 KNOT-FT BY EARLY-EVENING
                       BECOMING VERY GOOD/144500 KNOT-FT BY
                       LATE-EVENING.

FOR WEDNESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 75-79.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 7-9 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO
                       WEST/NORTHWEST 12 TO 17 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                       GUSTS BETWEEN 25 TO 29 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......14500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST 21 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/257773 KNOT-FT AT 1700 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...EXCELLENT/171556 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/257773 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...FENTON IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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