FNUS75 KABQ 301540
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR CERRO DEL A...TAOS BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
940 AM MDT THU AUG 30 2012

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

DISCUSSION...
TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN WELL ABOVE NORMAL THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
HUMIDITY VALUES WILL ALSO SHOW LITTLE CHANGE WITH MINIMUMS DROPPING
INTO THE TEENS FOR A PERIOD DURING THE AFTERNOON/S. VERY MEAGER
MOISTURE EXISTS BUT DUE TO THE INTENSE HEATING CANT RULE OUT SOME
MODERATE BUILDUPS WHICH COULD PROVIDE SOME GUSTIER WIND AT TIMES
BUT A LOW PROBABILITY. IT APPEARS THAT THE WINDS SHOULD BE
SOUTHERLY DURING MOST OF THE NEXT TWO DAYS BUT DUE TO THE LIGHTER
WIND FLOW ALOFT...SOME TERRAIN VARIABILITY CAN BE EXPECTED.
HAINES 5 THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY DURING THE MORNING BECOMING
                       PARTLY CLOUDY DURING THE AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT
                       CHANCE OF DRIER SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
                       THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 79-83.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 16-18 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH/SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO
                       THE SOUTH/SOUTHWEST 7 TO 9 MPH IN THE
                       AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                       NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......12000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH 7 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/63474 KNOT-FT AT 1300 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...FAIR/44093 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING FAIR/57748 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY...BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR BY
                       MIDNIGHT.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 56-58.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 40-45 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
   VENTILATION TREND...FAIR/52500 KNOT-FT BY EARLY-EVENING BECOMING
                       POOR/3500 KNOT-FT BY LATE-EVENING.

FOR FRIDAY
   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 78-82.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 18-20 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 6 MPH BECOMING
                       SOUTH 6 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN
                       THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......12000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH 6 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......POOR/38000 KNOT-FT AT 1200 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/29278 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING POOR/23000 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 20120830.CERRO.01/ABQ