FNUS75 KABQ 071556
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR SIERRA GRANDE...N2S
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
956 AM MDT SAT JUL 7 2012

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

DISCUSSION...
A WEAK BOUNDARY HAS EDGED INTO NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO...BUT THE NORTH
TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTHEAST THEN SOUTH BY MID
DAY. CUMULUS CLOUDS WILL INCREASE FIRST OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN
NEAR THE BURNSITE. ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY MOVE
TO THE NORTH. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHEAST ON SUNDAY AS A FRONT
MOVES INTO THE NORTHEAST PLAINS. MOISTURE INCREASES...TEMPERATURES
DECREASE AND THE CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS INCREASES IN
THE WAKE OF THE FRONT.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING WITH INCREASING
                       MID LEVEL AND CUMULUS CLOUDS AND BECOMING
                       PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                       AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 79-83.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 31-36 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS THIS MORNING 7 TO 12
                       MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST THEN SOUTH 9 TO 14 MPH
                       IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                       EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......13500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH 10 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD/141067 KNOT-FT AT 1700 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/95952 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING VERY GOOD/141067 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN
                       DECREASING CLOUDS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE
                       OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER
                       MIDNIGHT.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......30 PERCENT MAINLY BEFORE MIDNIGHT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 56-60.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 67-72 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 7
                       TO 9 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                       WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

FOR SUNDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                       MORNING...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE
                       OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                       AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......50 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 72-76.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 46-51 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTH WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       NORTHEAST 8 TO 11 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                       GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHEAST 14 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/65000 KNOT-FT AT 1500 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...FAIR/48049 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING GOOD/65000 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...05

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REQUESTED BY...CHRIS ROMO
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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