FNUS75 KABQ 071925
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR CERRO DEL A...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
125 PM MDT TUE AUG 7 2012

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

DISCUSSION...
STEERING FLOW FOR THE STORMS TODAY WILL BE FROM NORTHWEST TO 
SOUTHEAST OR NORTH TO SOUTH. GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS AND OCCASIONAL 
CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING WOULD BE THE MAIN CONCERNS. WINDS
WILL TURN MORE EAST/NORTHEAST AS A WEAK BACK DOOR COLD FRONT
PUSHES INTO THE UPPER VALLEY. THE GUSTY GAP WINDS WILL AFFECT
TAOS BUT NOT NECESSARILY THE FIRE AREA. STEERING FLOW FOR THE 
STORMS TOMORROW WILL BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE. 

FOR TODAY  
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND 
                       THUNDERSTORMS. 
   CHC OF PRECIP.......40 PERCENT. 
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 82-83. 
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 25-27 PERCENT. 
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTH/NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. 
   MIXING HEIGHT.......11500 FT AGL. 
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTH 7 KNOTS. 
   MAX VENT RATE.......POOR/26020 KNOT-FT AT 1000 LOCAL. 
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/26020 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING 
                       BECOMING POOR/20378 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 50-54. 
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 72-77 PERCENT. 
   20 FOOT WIND........EAST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING 
                       BECOMING NORTH/NORTHEAST LESS THAN 6 MPH
                       AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                       EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. 
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/22084 KNOT-FT BY EARLY-EVENING BECOMING 
                       POOR/3000 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 78-82. 
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 31-36 PERCENT. 
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTH WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE 
                       NORTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND 
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. 
   MIXING HEIGHT.......13000 FT AGL. 
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHEAST 9 KNOTS. 
   MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/85333 KNOT-FT AT 1700 LOCAL. 
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/70244 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING 
                       BECOMING GOOD/85333 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
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