FNUS75 KABQ 171451
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR CERRO DE A...TAOS BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
851 AM MDT FRI AUG 17 2012

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

DISCUSSION...ANOTHER ACTIVE DAY TODAY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS AND CONTINUE INTO
THE EVENING. WINDS TODAY WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHT OUT OF THE
SOUTHWEST WITH GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS.
ACTIVITY SHOULD DECREASE INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS TONIGHT INTO
SATURDAY. ANOTHER FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MAKE ITS WAY INTO THE STATE
SATURDAY. THIS WILL AGAIN AID IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS FOR SATURDAY DEPENDING ON HOW FAR IT MAKES IT INTO THE
STATE.


FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......60 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 71-75.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 41-46 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 8 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......FAIR/51000 KNOT-FT AT 1200 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...FAIR/40733 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING FAIR/49933 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......30 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 47-51.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 76-81 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   VENTILATION TREND...FAIR/49000 KNOT-FT BY EARLY-EVENING BECOMING
                       POOR/3000 KNOT-FT BY LATE-EVENING.

FOR SATURDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......60 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 72-76.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 33-38 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTH WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       NORTHEAST 7 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY
                       AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......13500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTH 10 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD/122232 KNOT-FT AT 1300 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/72407 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING GOOD/78000 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...21

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REQUESTED BY...ROBERT J  MONTOYA
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120817.CERRO.01/ABQ