FNUS75 KABQ 312258
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR REDONDO...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
458 PM MDT THU MAY 31 2012

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

DISCUSSION...PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES WITH MAINLY HIGH BASED
CUMULUS CLOUDS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THIS AFTERNOON. PRECIPITATION
IS UNLIKELY...BUT SOME VIRGA PRODUCING GUSTY SURFACE WINDS OR A
STRAY LIGHTNING STRIKE IS POSSIBLE. CLOUDS WILL DISSIPATE STEADILY
AFTER SUNSET WITH MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES OVERNIGHT AND FAIR RH
RECOVERIES OVERNIGHT. WINDS TO BECOME WEST BY MID DAY TOMORROW AND
STRENGTHEN IN SPEED DURING THE AFTERNOON WHILE SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHWEST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  MODEST UPTICK IN TEMPERATURE WITH
LITTLE CHANGE IN MIN RH VALUES ON FRIDAY...THOUGH SOME DRYING IS
EXPECTED.

FOR THE REMAINDER OF THIS AFTERNOON
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH MAINLY HIGH BASED
                       CUMULUS CLOUDS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 77-82.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 16-21 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......14500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 11 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD/148500 KNOT-FT AT 1800 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...FAIR/53833 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING VERY GOOD/142386 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY EARLY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF DRY
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. CLEARING AFTER
                       MIDNIGHT.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT BEFORE MIDNIGHT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 47-51.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 50-55 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH THROUGH MIDNIGHT.
                       GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS OR VIRGA IN THE EVENING.
                       DRAINAGE WINDS DEVELOPING AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   VENTILATION TREND...VERY GOOD/148500 KNOT-FT BY EARLY-EVENING
                       BECOMING GOOD/60500 KNOT-FT BY LATE-EVENING.

FOR FRIDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF MAINLY
                       DRY THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 79-83.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 12-17 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH INCREASING TO WEST 9
                       TO 14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
                       OR VIRGA.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......16500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST 16 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/261922 KNOT-FT AT 1700 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...VERY GOOD/112599 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/261922 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...05

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REQUESTED BY...JAMES MARTINEZ
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120531.REDON.01/ABQ