FNUS75 KABQ 241350
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR SAWMILL...CIF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
750 AM MDT SUN JUN 24 2012

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

DISCUSSION...
WARM AND DRY THROUGH MID WEEK AS TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO PEAK AROUND
5 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A GUSTY AND
DRY THUNDERSTORM THIS AFTERNOON. SOME HIGH CLOUDS WILL MOVE OVER
THE FIRE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY. MODELS INDICATE SADDLE-
TOP WINDS WILL AGAIN STRENGTHEN DURING THE MID TO LATE EVENING AT
SPEEDS FROM 15 TO 20 MPH.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN PARTLY
                       CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF DRY
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......5 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 80-84.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 13-18 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       SOUTHEAST 8 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                       GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS AND VIRGA IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......13500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHEAST 13 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/169600 KNOT-FT AT 1600 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...FAIR/58444 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/169600 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 60-64.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 28-33 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH AGAIN FROM MID
                       TO LATE EVENING. AFTER MIDNIGHT
                       SHIFTING OUT OF THE WEST AT 5 TO 7 MPH.
   VENTILATION TREND...VERY GOOD/132000 KNOT-FT BY EARLY-EVENING
                       BECOMING POOR/3000 KNOT-FT BY LATE-EVENING.

FOR MONDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 81-85.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 10-15 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       SOUTHEAST 8 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......13000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH 11 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD/142840 KNOT-FT AT 1600 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/69244 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING VERY GOOD/142840 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...IC KEN WATKINS
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120624.SAWMI.01/ABQ