FNUS75 KABQ 181824
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR CERRO DEL A...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1224 PM MDT WED JUL 18 2012

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

DISCUSSION...
UPPER HIGH WILL BE OVERHEAD TODAY SO STORMS WILL SHOW ERRATIC
AND LIGHT MOVEMENTS. THE UPPER HIGH WILL GRADUALLY MIGRATE
TO THE EAST/NORTHEAST ON THURSDAY. STEERING FLOW FOR THE STORMS
WOULD BE FROM SOUTHEAST TO NORTHWEST OR NORTH TO SOUTH.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 82-83.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 26-30 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING
                       SOUTHEAST 7 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                       GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......10500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......EAST 5 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......FAIR/47678 KNOT-FT AT 1700 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/21278 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING FAIR/47678 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN A SLIGHT
                       CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER
                       MIDNIGHT.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......30 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 48-52.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 71-76 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING
                       BECOMING TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 8 MPH.
                       GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   VENTILATION TREND...FAIR/47500 KNOT-FT BY EARLY-EVENING BECOMING
                       POOR/6000 KNOT-FT BY LATE-EVENING.

FOR THURSDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 81-83.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 25-28 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 8 MPH BECOMING
                       SOUTHEAST 7 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                       GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......12000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHEAST 8 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/98607 KNOT-FT AT 1400 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...FAIR/58430 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING GOOD/97304 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...KYLE SAHD
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120718.CERRO.02/ABQ