FNUS75 KABQ 071457
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR COLORADO PEAK...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
857 AM MDT THU JUN 7 2012

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

DISCUSSION...
DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH CRITICALLY LOW
MINIMUM HUMIDITIES...HAINES VALUES MAXING OUT AT 6 EACH
AFTERNOON AND FAIR TO POOR OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERIES. WINDS
WILL BE RELATIVELY LIGHT TODAY AND FRIDAY. HOWEVER...AN UPPER
LEVEL TROUGH WILL PASS NORTH OF NEW MEXICO OVER THE WEEKEND
CAUSING SOUTHWEST WINDS TO STRENGTHEN TO THE 15 TO 25 MPH RANGE
DURING THE AFTERNOONS. A BACK DOOR COLD FRONT MONDAY NIGHT COULD
BRING A GUSTY EAST CANYON WIND AND COOLER TEMPERATURES WITH A
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 84-88.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 7-12 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH INCREASING TO 7
                       TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......14500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 16 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/223205 KNOT-FT AT 1400 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/97422 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/212738 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 55-59.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 28-33 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       SOUTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   VENTILATION TREND...EXCELLENT/156000 KNOT-FT BY EARLY-EVENING
                       BECOMING POOR/500 KNOT-FT BY LATE-EVENING.

FOR FRIDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 85-89.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 7-12 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH INCREASING TO 7
                       TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......13000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 16 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/207711 KNOT-FT AT 1700 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/87311 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/207711 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...ANA COHEN
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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