FNUS75 KABQ 301605
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR BALES...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1005 AM MDT MON JUL 30 2012

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

DISCUSSION...
THE 500 MB HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM CENTERED OVER EASTERN NM HAS
STEERED THE MONSOON MOISTURE PLUME WESTWARD INTO AZ. ONLY A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED OVER THE WILDFIRE
UNTIL WEDNESDAY WHEN SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED AS THE
HIGH PRESSURE CENTER MIGRATES TO THE TX PANHANDLE. HIGH
TEMPERATURES WILL BE AROUND 5 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH MID
WEEK.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN PARTLY
                       CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 71-75.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 32-37 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 6 MPH BECOMING
                       SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN
                       THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......10500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST 5 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......FAIR/43089 KNOT-FT AT 1600 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/28311 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING BECOMING FAIR/43089
                       KNOT-FT BY MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                       AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 51-55.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 61-66 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST
                       5 TO 7 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                       WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                       EVENING.
   VENTILATION TREND...FAIR/40000 KNOT-FT BY EARLY-EVENING BECOMING
                       POOR/17500 KNOT-FT BY LATE-EVENING.

FOR TUESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING. PARTLY CLOUDY
                       WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 71-75.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 32-37 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY
                       AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......13000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 6 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......FAIR/42489 KNOT-FT AT 2000 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/30747 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING POOR/37500 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...44

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REQUESTED BY...BLACK CANYON
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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