FNUS75 KABQ 092036
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR WHITE...NM STATE FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
236 PM MDT THU AUG 9 2012

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

DISCUSSION...
DRY AND HOT TODAY. SLIGHT INCREASE IN HUMIDITY AND CLOUD COVER
EXPECTED ON FRIDAY. WILL REINTRODUCE A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ALTHOUGH THE FOOTPRINT OF WETTING RAIN WOULD BE ON
THE SMALLER SIDE. GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS WOULD BE A CONCERN ON
FRIDAY. WIND FLOW SHOULD HAVE MORE OF A WESTERLY COMPONENT
ON FRIDAY AS COMPARED TO TODAY. ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF VIRGA
                       SHOWERS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 83-84.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 15-16 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH/SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH. GUSTY
                       AND ERRATIC WINDS NEAR VIRGA.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......14000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTH 8 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/95067 KNOT-FT AT 1100 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/95067 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING GOOD/81000 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR WITH A SLIGHT
                       CHANCE OF VIRGA EARLY EVENING.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 47-51.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 56-61 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH BECOMING LIGHT
                       DOWNSLOPE 1 TO 3 MPH BY MIDNIGHT.
   VENTILATION TREND...FAIR/52000 KNOT-FT BY EARLY-EVENING BECOMING
                       POOR/3000 KNOT-FT BY LATE-EVENING.

FOR FRIDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY DURING THE MORNING. BECOMING
                       PARTLY CLOUDY DURING THE AFTERNOON. A
                       CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                       AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......30 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 77-80.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 22-23 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......12500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 11 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/94548 KNOT-FT AT 1700 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/80194 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING GOOD/94548 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...ANTOINETTE MEDINA
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120809.WHITE.01/ABQ