FNUS75 KABQ 071526
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR E SANDSPRINGS...NAVAJO REGION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
926 AM MDT SUN OCT 7 2012

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

NOTE...WHILE WE DO VERY MUCH APPRECIATE PREVIOUS DAY OBSERVATIONS WE
REALLY NEED A REASONABLY CURRENT...TO THE TIME OF SPOT REQUEST...
OBSERVATION AT OR NEAR THE FIRE TO MAKE A BETTER FORECAST. WILL HAVE
TO USE RAWS OB AT THE PASS FOR THIS FORECAST.

DISCUSSION...
DRY PATTERN CONTINUES WITH LOW HUMIDITY...ESPECIALLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
POOR TO LOCALLY FAIR NIGHTTIME RECOVERY. MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY
GUSTY LATE MORNING THROUGH VERY EARLY EVENING WINDS.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......A FEW MORNING CLOUDS THEN SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 62-66.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 13-18 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST THROUGH NORTH INCREASING TO 8 TO 16 MPH
                       WITH SOME GUSTS TO NEAR 20 OR 25 MPH POSSIBLE
                       IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST 17 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/153933 KNOT-FT AT 1400 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/72342 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/153000 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 34-39.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 30-35 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTH THROUGH WEST 6 TO 13 MPH THEN MORE
                       TERRAIN DOMINATED 5 TO 11 MPH AFTER 10 PM.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/78000 KNOT-FT BY EARLY-EVENING BECOMING
                       POOR/2000 KNOT-FT BY LATE-EVENING.

COLUMBUS DAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 63-68.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 18-23 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED 10 MPH OR LESS THROUGH MID
                       MORNING THEN WEST THROUGH NORTH INCREASING TO
                       7 TO 14 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS BETWEEN 15 AND 20
                       MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......12000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 15 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/169064 KNOT-FT AT 1400 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/76775 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/165807 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...43

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REQUESTED BY...EMILDA LYNCH
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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