FNUS75 KABQ 031236
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR CRYSTAL CREEK...NAVAJO REGION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
636 AM MDT TUE JUL 3 2012

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

DISCUSSION...
LOOK FOR INCREASING CHANCES FOR WETTING RAINS THROUGH THE WEEK...
PEAKING ON THURSDAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL TREND UP AS WELL...
WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES TRENDING DOWN THROUGH THURSDAY. WINDS WILL
BE TERRAIN DRIVEN AND FOLLOW A NORMAL UPVALLEY/DOWNVALLEY DAYTIME
CYCLE. ERRATIC AND GUSTY WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THUNDERSTORMS
TODAY AND WEDNESDAY.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING
                       MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                       AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 82-85.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 20-25 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........UPVALLEY 3 TO 5 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS
                       TO NEAR 10 MPH BY AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST 6 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/60000 KNOT-FT AT 1800 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/21000 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING FAIR/53886 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                       AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 58-62.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 45-50 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........BECOMING DOWNVALLEY 3 TO 5 MPH BEFORE
                       MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                       NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/60000 KNOT-FT BY EARLY-EVENING BECOMING
                       FAIR/42500 KNOT-FT BY LATE-EVENING.

INDEPENDENCE DAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......40 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 79-83.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 28-33 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WINDS BECOMING UPVALLEY 4 TO 7 MPH. GUSTY
                       AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......90000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 10 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......FAIR/59220 KNOT-FT AT 2300 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/25578 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING FAIR/59220 KNOT-FT BY
                       LATE 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...11

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REQUESTED BY...IC J  JUNES
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120703.CRYST.01/ABQ