FNUS75 KABQ 041712
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR ROOSTER...FS CIF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1112 AM MDT THU OCT 4 2012

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

DISCUSSION...
A MODERATE TO STRONG WIND GRADIENT ALOFT WILL REMAIN THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS. THIS WILL BRING BREEZINESS TO THE HIGHER RIDGES
THAT HAVE A WESTERLY ASPECT. DRIER CONDITIONS WILL ALSO REMAIN
ALTHOUGH HUMIDITY VALUES WILL TREND UP TODAY AND LOWER SLIGHTLY
ON FRIDAY.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 65-67.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 19-22 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST/SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH INCREASING
                       TO 9 TO 14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO
                       25 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 19 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/189827 KNOT-FT AT 1700 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...FAIR/44235 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/189827 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 44-48.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 34-39 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       WEST 9 TO 12 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   VENTILATION TREND...EXCELLENT/162000 KNOT-FT BY EARLY-EVENING
                       BECOMING POOR/0 KNOT-FT BY LATE-EVENING.

FOR FRIDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 66-68.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 17-22 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO 11 TO
                       16 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 27 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......9500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 19 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/176653 KNOT-FT AT 1700 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...FAIR/56909 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/176653 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...LOWE
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20121004.ROOST.01/ABQ