FNUS75 KABQ 032121
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR ROOSTER...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
321 PM MDT WED OCT 3 2012

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

DISCUSSION...
GUSTIER BREEZES WILL CONTINUE TO FAVOR WEST/NORTHWEST ASPECTS
THROUGH AROUND SUNSET. THE HIGHER MOUNTAIN RIDGES SHOULD CONTINUE
TO SEE SOME SORT OF MODERATE WIND FLOW DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS
BUT SHELTERED AREAS WOULD SEE LESS. POOR TO MODERATE RECOVERIES
EXPECTED TONIGHT. SLIGHTLY HIGHER HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED
THURSDAY AFTERNOON WITH A SLIGHTLY LESS WIND FLOW ALTHOUGH STILL
BREEZY. COOLER ON THURSDAY. BACK DOOR COLD FRONT SHOULD STAY EAST
OF THE FIRE AREA.

NOTE...HUMIDITY VALUES APPEAR TO BE A BIT HIGH. READINGS THROUGHOUT
THE STATE ARE IN THE TEENS TO AROUND 20 PCT.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 71-73.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 15-18 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST/SOUTHWEST BECOMING WEST/NORTHWEST LATE
                       IN THE AFTERNOON. SPEEDS 11 TO 16 MPH. GUSTS
                       23 TO 27 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......11000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 19 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/208158 KNOT-FT AT 1700 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/73007 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/208158 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 45-49.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 33-37 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH DECREASING TO 7 TO
                       10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 24 MPH.
   VENTILATION TREND...EXCELLENT/180000 KNOT-FT BY EARLY-EVENING
                       BECOMING POOR/3500 KNOT-FT BY LATE-EVENING.

FOR THURSDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 62-66.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 18-23 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS BETWEEN
                       21 TO 25 MPH DURING THE PEAK HEATING PERIOD.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......10500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 19 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/200719 KNOT-FT AT 1700 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...FAIR/48414 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/200719 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...RICK LUCERO
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20121003.ROOST.01/ABQ