FNUS75 KABQ 201556
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR CHIMNEY...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
956 AM MDT SAT OCT 20 2012

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

DISCUSSION...
A FEW MID LEVEL CLOUDS WILL PASS OVER THE AREA TODAY...OTHERWISE
PLENTY OF SUNSHINE. MORNING INVERSION SHOULD ERODE BY 1 PM AND
UPSLOPE/UPCANYON WINDS SHOULD GIVE WAY TO MORE WESTERLY WINDS...
ESPECIALLY AT RIDGETOP. TONIGHT...MID SLOPE ELEVATIONS WILL BE
WARMER WITH LIGHTER WESTERLY OR DRAINAGE WINDS...BUT ABOVE THE
INVERSION...WESTERLY WINDS MAY CONTINUE AT 7 TO 12 MPH WITH
HIGHER GUSTS...ESPECIALLY TOWARD SUNRISE. WITH DRY SLOT MOVING OUT
TODAY...MAXIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERIES ARE EXPECTED TO
BE HIGHER BUT STILL ONLY IN THE FAIR CATEGORY. HIGHER WINDS ARE
EXPECTED ON SUNDAY AS A WEAK DISTURBANCE CROSSES THE STATE.
TEMPERATURES WILL BE SLIGHTLY COOLER...RESULTING IN HIGHER
DAYTIME HUMIDITIES. WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE FURTHER
DURING MID WEEK.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 66-70.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 12-17 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........UPSLOPE/UPCANYON WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH THIS
                       MORNING BECOMING WEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
                       GUSTS UP TO 18 MPH AT RIDGETOP.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 12 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/72511 KNOT-FT AT 1600 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/16881 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING GOOD/72511 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 37-41 AT RIDGETOP...41-45 AT MIDSLOPE.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 42-47 PERCENT RIDGETOP...38-42 PERCENT
                       MIDSLOPE.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 7 TO 14 MPH AT RIDGETOP. WEST
                       OR DOWNSLOPE/DOWNCANYON 5 TO 8 MPH AT
                       MIDSLOPE.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/66000 KNOT-FT BY EARLY-EVENING BECOMING
                       POOR/2500 KNOT-FT BY LATE-EVENING.

FOR SUNDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 61-65.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 24-29 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 14 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/84741 KNOT-FT AT 1300 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...FAIR/47407 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING GOOD/75079 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...34

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REQUESTED BY...SUNBEAR VIERRA
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20121020.CHIMN.01/ABQ