FNUS75 KABQ 311432
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR CERRO DEL A...NM-TDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
832 AM MDT TUE JUL 31 2012

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

DISCUSSION...
VERY HIT AND MISS STORMS THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. FOOTPRINT OF
WETTING RAIN WOULD BE PRETTY SMALL WITH GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS BEING
THE BIGGY. GRADUAL MOISTENING BUT ONLY GRADUAL AT THE SURFACE.
CONTINUED ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......SUNNIER IN THE MORNING...BECOMING PARTLY
                       CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 80-84.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 17-20 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........EAST/NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO
                       THE SOUTH 7 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY
                       AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......12500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH 9 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD/111296 KNOT-FT AT 1700 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...FAIR/47526 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING VERY GOOD/111296 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY
                       EVENING.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 52-55.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 58-63 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 11 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       SOUTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                       WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   VENTILATION TREND...VERY GOOD/103500 KNOT-FT BY EARLY-EVENING
                       BECOMING POOR/3500 KNOT-FT BY LATE-EVENING.

FOR WEDNESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                       AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN A
                       CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                       AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......30 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 80-84.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 19-22 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......13000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH 7 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/89321 KNOT-FT AT 1600 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/31089 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING GOOD/89321 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...TAOS DISPATCH
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120731.CERRO.01/ABQ