FNUS75 KABQ 041548
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR BEAR SPRINGS...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
948 AM MDT MON JUN 4 2012

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

DISCUSSION...

LOW AND MID LEVEL GULF MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE FROM THE
SOUTHEAST DURING THE DAY. AFTER SEVERAL MORE HOURS OF DAYTIME
HEATING...ISOLATED HIGH BASED MAINLY DRY THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP
LATE THIS MORNING...AND CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING. THE STORMS
WILL MOVE SLOWLY EASTWARD THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. GUSTY AND
ERRATIC WINDS ARE EXPECTED NEAR STORMS TODAY AND AGAIN TOMORROW.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS
                       FROM THE LATE MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 81-83.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 16-21 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH
                       INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE
                       AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                       NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......16500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH 13 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/193885 KNOT-FT AT 1300 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...EXCELLENT/152790 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/175500 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF DRY
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......15 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 51-55.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 55-60 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   VENTILATION TREND...VERY GOOD/120000 KNOT-FT BY EARLY-EVENING
                       BECOMING POOR/4000 KNOT-FT BY LATE-EVENING.

FOR TUESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE THE MORNING BECOMING
                       PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......15 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 78-81.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 21-26 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO
                       SOUTHEAST 12 TO 17 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY
                       AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......14500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHEAST 16 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/188500 KNOT-FT AT 1500 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...VERY GOOD/124180 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/188500 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...33

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REQUESTED BY...BEAR SPRINGS IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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