FNUS75 KABQ 231451
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR BEAR CANYON...CIF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
851 AM MDT SAT JUN 23 2012

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

DISCUSSION...ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL ONCE AGAIN BE
POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING. WINDS WILL GENERALLY
BE FROM THE SOUTH AT 7 TO 9 MPH...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH BY
NOON. WINDS WILL TURN GUSTY AND ERRATIC UNDER AND NEAR ANY
SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS. TEMPERATURES WILL REACH THE LOW TO MID
80S WHILE RELATIVE HUMIDITY FALLS TO NEAR 25 PERCENT THIS
AFTERNOON. FEWER STORMS ARE EXPECTED ON SUNDAY...WITH ANY ACTIVITY
PRODUCING LESS RAINFALL AND MORE OF A THREAT FOR DRY LIGHTNING.


FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 81-85.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 20-25 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH INCREASING TO
                       10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY
                       AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......12000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH 13 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD/118209 KNOT-FT AT 1700 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/65733 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING VERY GOOD/118209 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                       AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 58-62.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 34-39 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 7
                       TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                       WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                       EVENING.
   VENTILATION TREND...VERY GOOD/110000 KNOT-FT BY EARLY-EVENING
                       BECOMING POOR/26000 KNOT-FT BY LATE-EVENING.

FOR SUNDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING
                       PARTLY CLOUDY WITH DRY THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                       AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 84-88.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 12-17 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH INCREASING TO
                       SOUTHEAST 9 TO 14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......14000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH 17 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/202600 KNOT-FT AT 1700 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/67481 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/202600 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...52

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REQUESTED BY...IC KEN WATKINS
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120623.BEARC.01/ABQ