FNUS75 KABQ 291225
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR TOADLENA 1...NAVAJO REGION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
625 AM MDT TUE MAY 29 2012

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

DISCUSSION...
VERY DRY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. HIGH
TEMPERATURES WILL CLIMB ABOVE NORMAL TODAY AND REMAIN ABOVE NORMAL
THROUGH SATURDAY. WINDS TODAY WILL BE SIMILAR TO THOSE FELT
YESTERDAY. FORECASTER CONFIDENCE IN THE WIND FORECAST FOR TODAY IS
LOW DUE TO FULL SHELTERING IN THE LEE OF THE CHUSKA RIDGE LINE
UNDER SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT. HOWEVER...WIND FORECAST CONFIDENCE
IMPROVES WEDNESDAY...WHEN THE FLOW ALOFT WILL SHIFT OUT OF THE
NORTHWEST AND STRENGTHEN.

FOR TODAY
 CLOUDS/WEATHER......SUNNY
 CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
 TEMPERATURE.........MAX 75-79.
 RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 6-11 PERCENT.
 20 FOOT WIND........EAST 6-9 MPH IN THE MORNING. BECOMING
                     SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 14 MPH IN
                     THE AFTERNOON.
 MIXING HEIGHT.......15500 FT AGL.
 TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 17 KNOTS.
 MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/256037 KNOT-FT AT 1700 LOCAL.
 VENTILATION TREND...VERY GOOD/100289 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                     BECOMING EXCELLENT/256037 KNOT-FT BY
                     MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 40-44.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 19-24 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED 4 TO 8 MPH.  DOWNSLOPE GUSTS
                       UP TO 12 MPH POSSIBLE IN THE EVENING.
   VENTILATION TREND...EXCELLENT/229500 KNOT-FT BY EARLY-EVENING
                       BECOMING POOR/4500 KNOT-FT BY LATE-EVENING.

FOR WEDNESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 74-78.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 8-13 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE MORNING.
                       BECOMING NORTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP
                       TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......13500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST 17 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/215993 KNOT-FT AT 1700 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...VERY GOOD/135753 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/215993 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...44

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REQUESTED BY...IC DALE GLENMORE
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120529.TOADL.01/ABQ