FNUS75 KABQ 211429
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR CERRO DE A...TAOS BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
829 AM MDT TUE AUG 21 2012

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

DISCUSSION...
SLIGHT DOWNTICK IN THUNDERSTORMS MOST OF THE AFTERNOON BUT THEN
LOOKING FOR THE ACTION TO PICK UP LATE AFTERNOON AND INTO THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS. A FAIR AMOUNT OF STORM COVERAGE IS EXPECTED ON
WEDNESDAY. WETTING RAIN IS LOOKING FAIRLY GOOD SOMETIME DURING THE
NEXT 48 HOURS. HUMIDITY LOWERS TODAY BUT RISES ON WEDNESDAY.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                       AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 73-77.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 32-34 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTH/NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO
                       THE EAST/SOUTHEAST 7 TO 9 MPH IN THE
                       AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                       NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......11500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH 14 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/76267 KNOT-FT AT 1300 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...FAIR/55032 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING GOOD/69000 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING
                       MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......40 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 49-53.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 90-95 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHERLY WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                       WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   VENTILATION TREND...FAIR/44247 KNOT-FT BY EARLY-EVENING BECOMING
                       POOR/28000 KNOT-FT BY LATE-EVENING.

FOR WEDNESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING
                       MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......50 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 73-77.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 40-45 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 8 MPH. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 8 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......POOR/30593 KNOT-FT AT 1700 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/29523 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING POOR/30593 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 20120821.CERRO.01/ABQ