FNUS75 KABQ 161515
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR CERRO DE A...TAOS BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
915 AM MDT THU AUG 16 2012

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

DISCUSSION...
BACKDOOR COLD FRONT PUSHING INTO THE AREA WILL BRING IN SOME
ADDITIONAL MOISTURE RESULTING IN HIGHER RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND
CHANCES FOR WETTING RAIN THIS AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY. BETTER OVERNIGHT
HUMIDITY RECOVERIES THE NEXT 2 TO 3 NIGHTS AT LEAST. WINDS OUTSIDE OF
STORMS WILL BE LIGHT TO AT TIMES MODERATE...BUT AS IS USUALLY THE
CASE THEY WILL BE BRIEFLY MUCH STRONGER AND ERRATIC VICINITY OF STORMS.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1 PM.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......50 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 74-78.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 29-34 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED 8 MPH OR LESS BECOMING
                       SOUTHEAST THROUGH SOUTH 7 TO 14 MPH IN THE
                       AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                       NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......12000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH 10 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/96296 KNOT-FT AT 1300 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/65377 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING GOOD/78416 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS. MOST STORMS SHOULD BE BEFORE
                       MIDNIGHT.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......60 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 50-54.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 81-86 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHEAST THROUGH SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH
                       THROUGH 10 OR 11 PM...THOUGH ANY SHOWERS AND
                       STORMS IN THE AREA THIS EVENING WILL CREATE
                       MORE VARIABLE WIND DIRECTION ALONG WITH
                       STRONGER GUSTS.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/72000 KNOT-FT BY EARLY-EVENING BECOMING
                       POOR/5000 KNOT-FT BY LATE-EVENING.

FOR FRIDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......50 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 72-77.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 40-45 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH THROUGH SOUTHWEST 5 TO 12 MPH. GUSTY
                       AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR STORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 8 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......FAIR/56000 KNOT-FT AT 1800 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...FAIR/43574 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING FAIR/52612 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...43

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REQUESTED BY...ROBERT J  MONTOYA
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120816.CERRO.01/ABQ