FNUS75 KABQ 062155
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR ZOZOBRA...STATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
355 PM MDT THU SEP 6 2012

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

DISCUSSION...
SLIGHT BREEZES EXPECTED REST OF THIS AFTERNOON BUT WILL QUIET
DOWN SOME BY LATE EVENING. STORM COVERAGE IS CERTAINLY MORE TODAY
THAN YESTERDAY BUT STORM POTENTIAL DIRECTLY IMPACTING THE
FIRE AREA IS NOT LIKELY. INDIRECT AFFECTS INCLUDE CREATING A
GUSTIER SOUTHEAST WIND THROUGH THE GLORIETA PASS FOR A BRIEF PERIOD
WITH THE LIKELY TIME FRAME BETWEEN 2000 TO 2200. SOUTHEAST WINDS
MAY NOT IMPACT THE CITY QUITE AS MUCH AS THE AIRPORT AREA. STORMS
HAVE FORMED OVER THE MT TAYLOR AREA AND AREA MOVING TOWARDS THE EAST
AT 10 MPH AND HAVE A SMALL CHANCE OF MAKING IT ACROSS THE RIO GRANDE
VALLEY INTO THE SANTA FE AREA BUT WILL NEED TO BE WATCHED.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 2000 MDT 9/6/12
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 81-85.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 22-27 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                       20 MPH BECOMING WESTERLY 7 TO 12 MPH WITH
                       GUSTS BETWEEN 15 TO 20 MPH BY LATE AFTERNOON.
                       GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......12500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 10 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD/127747 KNOT-FT AT 1700 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/84889 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING VERY GOOD/127747 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 59-63.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 44-49 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST/SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH EARLY
                       EVENING BECOMING SOUTH/SOUTHEAST 5 TO
                       10 MPH BETWEEN 2000 TO 2200 THEN
                       RETURNING BACK TO A WEST/SOUTHWEST 4
                       TO 7 MPH AFTER 2200. WINDS BECOMING
                       NORTH 3 TO 5 MPH AFTER 0300.
                       GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   VENTILATION TREND...VERY GOOD/110000 KNOT-FT BY EARLY-EVENING
                       BECOMING POOR/6000 KNOT-FT BY LATE-EVENING.

FOR FRIDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                       AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN A
                       CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                       AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......30 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 79-83.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 24-29 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTH WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       SOUTHWEST 7 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY
                       AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......11500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHEAST 13 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/66000 KNOT-FT AT 1500 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...FAIR/46327 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING GOOD/66000 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...PORFIRIO CHAVARRIA
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120906.ZOZOB.01/ABQ