FNUS75 KABQ 011232
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR CRYSTAL CREEK FIRE...NAVAJO REGION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
632 AM MDT SUN JUL 1 2012

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

DISCUSSION...
UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE CENTER OVER CENTRAL NEW MEXICO WILL
SHIFT A LITTLE NORTHEAST TODAY...ALLOWING MID AND HIGH LEVEL
MOISTURE TO INCREASE OVER NORTHWEST NEW MEXICO THROUGH THE DAY.
ISOLATED...MAINLY DRY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS
AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTY AND ERRATIC OUTFLOW WINDS AND LITTLE IN THE
WAY OF MEASURABLE RAINFALL. WITH THE INCREASED CLOUD COVER...HIGH
TEMPERATURES WILL BE SEVERAL DEGREES COOLER THIS AFTERNOON
COMPARED TO SATURDAY...ALONG WITH SLIGHTLY HIGHER RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES THIS AFTERNOON. THE UPPER HIGH WILL SHIFT LITTLE
OVERNIGHT...WITH SIMILAR CONDITIONS EXPECTED FOR MONDAY. SCATTERED
WET THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED LATER IN THE WEEK AS THE SOUTHWEST
MONSOON GETS UNDERWAY.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLEAR THIS MORNING...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY
                       DURING THE AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                       AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 80-83.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 16-21 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO
                       WEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                       GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......16500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH 10 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/84700 KNOT-FT AT 1300 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/64919 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING GOOD/82500 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE
                       EARLY EVENING.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 60-63.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 31-36 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
                       DURING THE EARLY EVENING.
   VENTILATION TREND...FAIR/52000 KNOT-FT BY EARLY-EVENING BECOMING
                       POOR/500 KNOT-FT BY LATE-EVENING.

FOR MONDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......15 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 80-83.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 17-22 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                       WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......15500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST 5 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/67500 KNOT-FT AT 1800 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/32626 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING GOOD/66986 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

$$

REQUESTED BY...IC DAN BEGAY
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120701.CRYST.01/ABQ