FNUS75 KABQ 300227
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR CANADA DE LOS ALAMOS...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
827 PM MDT WED AUG 29 2012

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

NOTE:PLEASE CONSIDER SENDING THIS SPOT REQUEST AT THE BEGINNING...OR
JUST BEFORE...THE OPERATIONAL SHIFT FOR WHICH YOU NEED IT...RATHER
THAN THE PREVIOUS EVENING SO THAT YOU WILL HAVE A FRESH...CURRENT
FORECAST. IF YOU MUST CONTINUE SENDING A REQUEST THE PREVIOUS EVENING
THEN PLEASE SEND ANOTHER JUST BEFORE YOU NEED IT IN THE MORNING SO
YOU HAVE A FRESH FORECAST BASED ON THE LATEST FORECAST DATA.

DISCUSSION...
A DRIER ATMOSPHERE WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS ALTHOUGH SOME SLIGHT MOISTENING IN THE MID LEVELS SHOULD
LEAD TO SOME SOME MODERATE BUILDUPS DURING THE MID/LATE AFTERNOON
HOURS. CANNOT RULE OUT A STRAY LIGHTNING STRIKE WITH SOME BRIEF LIGHT
RAIN. LIGHT WIND FLOW ALOFT EXPECTED THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS DUE
TO THE UPPER HIGH BEING NEARLY OVERHEAD. THUS LOOK FOR SOME
DIRECTIONAL VARIABILITY IN THE SURFACE WIND DUE TO TERRAIN HEATING.

FOR THURSDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING
                       PARTLY CLOUDY. VERY SLIGHT CHANCE OF A
                       SPRINKLE AFTER 1 PM.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......LESS THAN 10 PERCENT FOR WETTING RAIN.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 81-85.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 18-23 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED 8 MPH OR LESS BECOMING
                       MAINLY SOUTHWEST TO NORTHWEST 6 TO 11 MPH IN
                       THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......11000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH 8 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/76000 KNOT-FT AT 1800 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/27685 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING GOOD/74356 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR THURSDAY NIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR BY MID EVENING.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 45-49.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 49-54 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING
                       BECOMING TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 8 MPH.
   VENTILATION TREND...FAIR/46000 KNOT-FT BY EARLY-EVENING BECOMING
                       POOR/2500 KNOT-FT BY LATE-EVENING.

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...ELIAS S  HURTADO ICT4
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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