FNUS75 KABQ 161514
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR FROG POND...ZUNI BIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
914 AM MDT SAT JUN 16 2012

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

DISCUSSION...
A PLUME OF LOW AND MID LEVEL MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTH
THROUGH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO TODAY. THE PLUME IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN
JUST WEST OF THE FIRE AREA BUT GUSTY THUNDERSTORM OUTFLOW WIND
FROM THE EAST OR SOUTHEAST IS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
EARLY THIS EVENING. ISOLATED MAINLY DRY THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED
THIS AFTERNOON WITH GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS AGAIN THE MAIN THREAT.
INCREASING WEST WINDS WILL SCOUR OUT THE LOW AND MID LEVEL
MOISTURE ON SUNDAY...WITH ONLY SCATTERED SHALLOW HIGH BASED
CUMULUS CLOUDS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY THIS MORNING THEN PARTLY CLOUDY
                       AFTER 1100. ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                       AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 86-89.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 9-12 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH UNTIL AROUND MID
                       AFTERNOON THEN WEST 5 TO 9 MPH.
                       GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......20000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH 9 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/165370 KNOT-FT AT 1300 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...VERY GOOD/128926 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING VERY GOOD/136500 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE FOR DRY
                       THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2200.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......5 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 51-55.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 34-39 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       SOUTHEAST 7 TO 9 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/70000 KNOT-FT BY EARLY-EVENING BECOMING
                       POOR/4000 KNOT-FT BY LATE-EVENING.

FOR SUNDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 89-91.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 8-13 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTH WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
                       7 TO 11 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......18000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST 12 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/208400 KNOT-FT AT 1700 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...VERY GOOD/110926 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/208400 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...PALEY COONSIS
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120616.FROGP.02/ABQ