FNUS75 KABQ 121416
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR SIERRA GRANDE...N2S CIMARRON DIST.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
816 AM MDT THU JUL 12 2012

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

DISCUSSION...
GRADUAL WARMING AND DRYING TREND TO CONTINUE. BASED ON THE UPPER
HIGH POSITION STEERING FLOW FOR THE STORMS TODAY WILL BE FROM THE
NORTHEAST WHICH DOESNT FAVOR THE FIRE AREA AS FAR AS STORM
POTENTIAL. THE UPPER HIGH GETS CLOSER TO THE AREA ON FRIDAY AND
WOULD PROVIDE MORE VARIABLE STEERING FLOWS. THUS...INCREASES THE
CHANCES EVER SO SLIGHTLY.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......SUNNY...BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY DURING THE
                       AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                       AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 78-80.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 30-32 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       SOUTHEAST 7 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY
                       AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......14500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHEAST 9 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD/126000 KNOT-FT AT 1500 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...FAIR/58222 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING VERY GOOD/126000 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY EARLY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. OTHERWISE
                       CLEARING SKIES.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 55-59.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 66-71 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       SOUTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                       WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/91000 KNOT-FT BY EARLY-EVENING BECOMING
                       POOR/3500 KNOT-FT BY LATE-EVENING.

FOR FRIDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN PARTLY
                       CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 77-81.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 28-32 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTH WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST
                       7 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN
                       THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......14500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH 6 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......FAIR/58000 KNOT-FT AT 1200 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...FAIR/57033 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING FAIR/42000 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...50

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REQUESTED BY...CHRIS ROMO
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120712.SIERR.01/ABQ