FNUS75 KABQ 291433
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR CERRO DEL A...TAOS BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
833 AM MDT WED AUG 29 2012

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

DISCUSSION...
A DRIER ATMOSPHERE WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS ALTHOUGH SOME SLIGHT MOISTENING IN THE MID LEVELS SHOULD
LEAD SOME SOME MODERATE BUILDUPS DURING THE MID/LATE AFTERNOON
HOURS. CANT RULE OUT A STRAY LIGHTNING STRIKES WITH SOME BRIEF
RAIN. LIGHTER WIND FLOW ALOFT EXPECTED THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS DUE
TO THE UPPER HIGH BEING OVERHEAD. THUS LOOK FOR SOME DIRECTIONAL
VARIABILITY DUE TO TERRAIN HEATING.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN PARTLY
                       CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF DRIER SHOWERS
                       AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 79-82.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 17-19 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........EAST/SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH. EXPECT SOME
                       VARIABILITY DUE TO THE LIGHTER WIND FLOW
                       ALOFT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......13000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHEAST 8 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/86349 KNOT-FT AT 1400 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...FAIR/40926 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING GOOD/84000 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR ALTHOUGH A SLIGHT CHANCE
                       OF DRIER SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE
                       EARLY EVENING.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 54-56.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 50-53 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH/SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN
                       THE EVENING.
   VENTILATION TREND...FAIR/46000 KNOT-FT BY EARLY-EVENING BECOMING
                       POOR/3500 KNOT-FT BY LATE-EVENING.

FOR THURSDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN PARTLY
                       CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 78-81.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 19-22 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING
                       SOUTH 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 7 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/70807 KNOT-FT AT 1700 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/30222 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING GOOD/70807 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 20120829.CERRO.01/ABQ