FNUS75 KABQ 011901
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR CERRO DEL A...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
101 PM MDT WED AUG 1 2012

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

DISCUSSION...
THE STEERING FLOW FOR THE STORMS WILL BE FROM WEST TO EAST OR
SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST TODAY. STORMS WILL ALSO TEND TO MOVE A
LITTLE QUICKER THAN THE PREVIOUS FEW DAYS. THE FOOTPRINT OF WETTING
RAIN WILL BE ON THE SMALLER SIDE HOWEVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
THUS GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS WOULD BE THE MAIN CONCERN. LITTLE CHANGE
IN HUMIDITY AND TEMPERATURE EXPECTED. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE
A FEW DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......60 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 80-82.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 28-33 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........GENERALLY TERRAIN DOMINATED 5 TO 10 MPH.
                       COULD SEE A MIX OF WEST/SOUTHWEST AS THE
                       AFTERNOON PROGRESSES WITH SIMILAR WIND
                       SPEEDS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                       NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......13000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 10 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD/130000 KNOT-FT AT 1500 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...FAIR/47747 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING VERY GOOD/130000 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 46-50.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 76-81 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       NORTHWEST 4 TO 7 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTY
                       AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/77000 KNOT-FT BY EARLY-EVENING BECOMING
                       POOR/2000 KNOT-FT BY LATE-EVENING.

FOR THURSDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN PARTLY
                       CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......60 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 80-82.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 28-33 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 8 MPH BECOMING
                       SOUTHWEST 7 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY
                       AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......13000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 11 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD/141267 KNOT-FT AT 1600 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/62040 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING VERY GOOD/141267 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 20120801.CERRO.01/ABQ