FNUS75 KABQ 221433
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR CERRO DEL A...ZUA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
833 AM MDT WED AUG 22 2012

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

DISCUSSION...
LOW PRESSURE DEEPENING EAST OF THE FIRE COMBINED WITH A WEATHER
DISTURBANCE MOVING OUT OF SOUTHERN NEVADA TOWARD THE FIRE WILL
SET UP LATE MORNING THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUING THROUGH THE EVENING
TONIGHT...AND A WETTER DAY ON THURSDAY. ONCE STARTED...THUNDERSTORMS
WILL MOVE GENERALLY TO THE SOUTH AND EAST TODAY...AND TO THE
NORTH AND EAST ON THURSDAY. GENERALLY SOUTHWEST WINDS AWAY FROM
THUNDERSTORMS. FAIR TO GOOD VENTILATION TODAY WITH POOR TO FAIR
VENTILATION ON THURSDAY.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...INCREASING
                       CLOUDS WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                       INCREASING COVERAGE AND INTENSITY
                       IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......60 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 73-75.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 43-46 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                       WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 14 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/98000 KNOT-FT AT 1800 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...FAIR/47852 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING GOOD/90568 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...BECOMING
                       SCATTERED AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......60 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 48-50.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 92-95 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING
                       BECOMING TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 8 MPH.
                       GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/98000 KNOT-FT BY EARLY-EVENING BECOMING
                       POOR/10000 KNOT-FT BY LATE-EVENING.

FOR THURSDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...INCREASING
                       CLOUDS WITH THUNDERSTORMS INCREASING IN
                       COVERAGE AND INTENSITY IN THE AFTERNOON,
   CHC OF PRECIP.......70 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 67-69.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 55-58 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 8 MPH. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 8 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......FAIR/45319 KNOT-FT AT 1700 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/17500 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING FAIR/45319 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...25

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REQUESTED BY...TODD ETSATE IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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