FNUS75 KABQ 101425
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR CERRO DE A...TAOS BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
825 AM MDT FRI AUG 10 2012

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

DISCUSSION...
WINDS WILL GRADUALLY GO ON THE INCREASE THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
MID LEVEL MOISTURE IS ALSO IN PLACE FOR SOME HIT AND MISS SHOWERS
AND STORMS. THE FOOTPRINT OF WETTING RAIN WILL REMAIN SMALL AND
MORE JUNE LIKE SO GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS WILL BE A BIGGER CONCERN
OVERALL. BASED ON THE UPPER HIGH PLACEMENT...STORMS WILL TEND TO
MOVE FROM WEST TO EAST THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. TEMPERATURES WILL
BE HOT WITH DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL BETWEEN 5 TO 10 DEGREES ON THE
POSITIVE SIDE.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY TO SOMETIMES MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                       A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                       IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......30 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 76-80.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 24-27 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH/SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH BECOMING
                       WESTERLY 5 TO 9 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON.
                       GUSTS UP TO 18 MPH POSSIBLE. GUSTIER AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......13500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 10 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD/122000 KNOT-FT AT 1600 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/78037 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING VERY GOOD/122000 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 66-71 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/92000 KNOT-FT BY EARLY-EVENING BECOMING
                       POOR/3000 KNOT-FT BY LATE-EVENING.

FOR SATURDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......30 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 78-82.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 21-24 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       NORTHWEST 8 TO 11 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                       GUSTS UP TO 22 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON.
                       GUSTIER AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......15000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 16 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/228889 KNOT-FT AT 1400 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...VERY GOOD/132178 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/210000 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...ROBERT J  MONTOYA
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120810.CERRO.01/ABQ