FNUS75 KABQ 251640
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR SCAR...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1040 AM MDT WED JUL 25 2012

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

DISCUSSION...
STEERING FLOW FOR THE WETTER STORMS TODAY WILL EITHER BE FROM NORTH
TO SOUTH OR NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST. A BACK DOOR COLD FRONT WILL
PROVIDE A CHANGE IN THE STEERING FLOW OF STORMS ON THURSDAY...
GENERALLY MORE NORTHEAST TO SOUTHWEST. IT APPEARS THAT THERE WILL
BE A BETTER CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN ON THURSDAY BUT BOTH DAYS
HAVE HIGH POTENTIAL. GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THE
BIGGER STORMS.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......70 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 76-80.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 35-37 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHERLY WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......9500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTH 10 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......FAIR/53062 KNOT-FT AT 1100 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...FAIR/53062 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING POOR/27000 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......40 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 53-57.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 67-72 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/18914 KNOT-FT BY EARLY-EVENING BECOMING
                       POOR/17105 KNOT-FT BY LATE-EVENING.

FOR THURSDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......80 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 73-77.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 41-46 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       EAST IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                       WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHEAST 11 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......FAIR/58500 KNOT-FT AT 2100 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/38699 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING FAIR/45000 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...LEONARD SANDOVAL
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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