FNUS75 KABQ 061322
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR E SANDSPRINGS...NAVAJO REGION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
722 AM MDT SAT OCT 6 2012

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

DISCUSSION...MID TO HIGH LEVEL CLOUDINESS WILL PREVAIL THROUGHOUT
THE DAY WITH BREEZY CONDITIONS PERIODICALLY IMPACTING THE FIRE
SITE. WIND DIRECTION WILL FLUCTUATE FROM THE WEST AND NORTHWEST
WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS REACHING 22 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HUMIDITY
WILL FALL TO NEAR 20 PERCENT AS TEMPERATURES REACH THE MID 60S.
LIGHTER BREEZES ARE EXPECTED ON SUNDAY.


FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 63-67.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 18-23 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 11 MPH...BECOMING
                       OCCASIONALLY GUSTY BY 1100 WITH GUSTS AS
                       HIGH AS 22 MPH.                       .
   MIXING HEIGHT.......12000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 23 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/263336 KNOT-FT AT 1300 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...EXCELLENT/182383 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/240000 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 38-42.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 32-37 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH BY 2000 LOCAL
                       BECOMING TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 6 MPH
                       BY 2300 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...EXCELLENT/165000 KNOT-FT BY EARLY-EVENING
                       BECOMING POOR/10000 KNOT-FT BY LATE-EVENING.

FOR SUNDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN CLEARING.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 59-63.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 16-21 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......9500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 16 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/155214 KNOT-FT AT 1400 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/73185 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/152047 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...52

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REQUESTED BY...DARRYL K  WILSON
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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