FNUS75 KABQ 111505
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR ASPEN...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
905 AM MDT SAT AUG 11 2012

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

DISCUSSION...
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS MORNING AND
CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. DUE LOW SURFACE
DEWPOINTS...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN THREAT WITH
THESE STORMS AS THEY MOVE FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST. RAINFALL
AMOUNTS WILL BE GENERALLY BE LIGHT AND SPOTTY. HIGH TEMPERATURES
TODAY WILL BE 5 TO 10 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. TONIGHT...FAIR HUMIDITY
RECOVERIES ARE EXPECTED. AN INCREASE IN SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM
ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND SUNDAY NIGHT AS A BACK
DOOR COLD FRONT USHERS IN LOW LEVEL MOISTURE. HEAVIER RAINFALL
AMOUNTS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.

FOR TODAY
   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 83-87.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 19-24 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING 7 TO 10 MPH
                       IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                       EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......10500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 13 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD/102790 KNOT-FT AT 1400 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/89352 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING VERY GOOD/102641 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 52-56.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 51-56 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       NORTH 7 TO 9 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/81000 KNOT-FT BY EARLY-EVENING BECOMING
                       POOR/15000 KNOT-FT BY LATE-EVENING.

FOR SUNDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......50 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 79-83.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 26-31 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTH WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH IN THE MORNING
                       BECOMING TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 8 MPH.
                       GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......11000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTH 7 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......FAIR/59500 KNOT-FT AT 1800 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/36143 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING FAIR/56038 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...34

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REQUESTED BY...JON BOE
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120811.ASPEN.01/ABQ