FNUS75 KABQ 291405
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR EAST CANYON FIRE...CIF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
805 AM MDT FRI JUN 29 2012

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

DISCUSSION...
AIR MASS HAS JUST ENOUGH MOISTURE AGAIN TODAY THAT INTENSE HEATING
AND TERRAIN EFFECTS SHOULD BE ABLE TO TRIGGER A FEW SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS...BY FAR MOST OF THEM AFTER 130 PM. DAY AND NIGHT
HUMIDITIES TO REMAIN PRETTY LOW WITH ONLY MODEST OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES.
AS IS JUST ABOUT ALWAYS THE CASE THE STORMS WILL CREATE LOCALIZED
WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 30 AND 50 MPH. NOT MUCH CHANGE THROUGH THE WEEKEND
BUT THERE IS STILL THE CHANCE FOR A MODEST TO MODERATE MOISTURE
INCREASE NEXT WEEK...BUT THIS MAY BE STILL A LITTLE SHY OF THE MAIN
MONSOON PUSH...ASSUMING THAT DOES HAPPEN THIS SUMMER.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                       AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON...MORE
                       DRY THAN WET.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 88-92.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 15-20 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........MOSTLY TERRAIN DOMINATED UNDER 8 MPH THIS
                       MORNING THEN 7 TO 14 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.
                       GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......15000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTH 10 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD/117393 KNOT-FT AT 1000 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...VERY GOOD/117393 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING VERY GOOD/106037 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF MAINLY
                       DRY THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 58-63.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 34-39 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   VENTILATION TREND...VERY GOOD/108000 KNOT-FT BY EARLY-EVENING
                       BECOMING POOR/3000 KNOT-FT BY LATE-EVENING.

FOR SATURDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF MAINLY
                       DRY THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 89-94.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 13-18 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........MOSTLY TERRAIN DOMINATED UNDER 8 MPH IN THE
                       MORNING THEN 7 TO 14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                       GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......17000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTH 20 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/154252 KNOT-FT AT 1100 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...EXCELLENT/154252 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING VERY GOOD/137622 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...43

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REQUESTED BY...IC MIKE GILLIO
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120629.EASTC.01/ABQ