FNUS75 KABQ 041742
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR TETTILA...NM-CAF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1142 AM MDT SAT AUG 4 2012

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

DISCUSSION...
SHIFTING WINDS EXPECTED THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. CURRENTLY...A
VIGOROUS BACK DOOR COLD FRONT IS PUSHING DOWN THE EASTERN PLAINS
AND ABUTTING UP TO THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTOS. THIS
FRONT WILL EVENTUALLY PUSH THROUGH THE ENTIRE SANGRE DE CRISTO
RANGE AND ALSO PUSH IN FROM THE ALAMOSA VALLEY. GUSTY GAP WINDS
ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE CANYONS LEADING OUT OF THE MORENO VALLEY.
MOST LIKELY SCENARIO IS FOR THE MAIN FRONTAL PUSH VERY LATE
AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING BUT COULD COME THROUGH EARLIER DUE TO
COLD POOL ENHANCEMENT FROM THUNDERSTORM OUTFLOWS. EITHER WAY...
EXPECT CHANGEABLE WINDS AND SPEEDS. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE
LIKELY AND EXPECT THE WETTING VARIETY.

NOTE: YOUR RH LISTED IS THE LOWEST IN THE STATE BY QUITE A BIT.
SUSPECT YOUR TEMPERATURE HASNT EQUALIZED AS SEEMS WARM FOR
THAT ELEVATION. RH/S AT 1100 IN THE AREA ARE RUNNING IN THE
UPPER 20S TO UPPER 30S WITH TEMPS IN THE 70S.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS
                       AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......60 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 75-77.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 28-31 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........BATTLING WINDS BETWEEN NORTH/NORTHEAST
                       AND SOUTH/SOUTHEAST 7 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHEAST 11 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......FAIR/55611 KNOT-FT AT 1600 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...FAIR/40135 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING FAIR/55611 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                       LIKELY IN THE EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......60 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 45-49.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 87-92 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS TO 22
                       MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   VENTILATION TREND...FAIR/44000 KNOT-FT BY EARLY-EVENING BECOMING
                       POOR/8000 KNOT-FT BY LATE-EVENING.

FOR SUNDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN SHOWERS
                       AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......60 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 69-73.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 49-54 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHEAST WINDS BECOMING NORTHERLY
                       7 TO 9 MPH. EVENTUALLY SHIFTING TO THE
                       WEST/SOUTHWEST 7 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                       GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 14 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/84000 KNOT-FT AT 1800 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/30593 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING GOOD/70800 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...LIVINGSTON
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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