FNUS75 KABQ 011651
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR CHUSKA PEAK...NAVAJO REGION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1051 AM MDT SUN JUL 1 2012

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

DISCUSSION...
UPPER LEVEL HIGH CENTERED OVER NORTHWEST NM WILL GRADUALLY DRIFT
TO THE NORTHEAST EARLY THIS WEEK. HOT TEMPERATURES TO PERSIST
TODAY AND MONDAY. MOISTURE LIMITED BUT SUFFICIENT TO ALLOW FOR
HIGH BASED LATE DAY THUNDERSTORMS THAT WILL GENERATE GUSTY ERRATIC
WINDS RATHER THAN SIGNIFICANT WETTING RAINFALL. INCREASING
MOISTURE AND LESS DAYTIME HEAT IS EXPECTED BY MIDWEEK AS THE
SUMMER MONSOON BEGINS.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                       AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 86-90.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 13-18 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO
                       SOUTHWEST 7 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY
                       AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......17000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH 7 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD/117867 KNOT-FT AT 1600 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/75328 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING VERY GOOD/117867 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE
                       EVENING.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 57-61.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 32-37 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/90000 KNOT-FT BY EARLY-EVENING BECOMING
                       POOR/3000 KNOT-FT BY LATE-EVENING.

FOR MONDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                       AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 84-88.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 14-19 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN
                       THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......15500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH 4 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......FAIR/47370 KNOT-FT AT 1700 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/33393 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING FAIR/47370 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 DAN BEGAY
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120701.CHUSK.01/ABQ