FNUS75 KABQ 211439
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR CHIMNEY...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
839 AM MDT SUN OCT 21 2012

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

DISCUSSION...
MAXIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERIES THIS MORNING WERE SLIGHTLY
BETTER THAN EXPECTED DUE TO A MORE ROBUST INFLUX OF LOW LEVEL
MOISTURE YESTERDAY. AS A RESULT HUMIDITY READINGS TODAY ARE NOT
EXPECTED TO BE AS LOW AS YESTERDAY...WITH LITTLE CHANGE EXPECTED
FOR MONDAY. WINDS SHOULD PICK UP BY LATE MORNING TODAY AND MAY BE
SLIGHTLY STRONGER THAN YESTERDAY...ESPECIALLY AT RIDGETOP...AS A
WEAK DISTURBANCE MOVES ACROSS THE STATE AHEAD OF THE MAIN UPPER
LEVEL TROUGH. MAIN TROUGH WILL CROSS THE STATE TONIGHT...BUT BURN
AREA IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN DRY. BEHIND THE TROUGH...TEMPERATURES
WILL BE SLIGHTLY COOLER...BUT DRIER AIR WILL ALSO FILTER INTO THE
AREA. VENTILATION WILL BE GOOD TODAY...BUT VALUES WILL DECREASE ON
MONDAY.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 64-68.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 20-25 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........UPSLOPE/UPCANYON WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE
                       MORNING BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE
                       AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH AT RIDGETOP.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 17 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/99541 KNOT-FT AT 1300 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...FAIR/52622 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING GOOD/96505 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 37-41 AT RIDGETOP...41-45 AT MIDSLOPE.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 50-55 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH IN THE EVENING...
                       DECREASING TO 4 TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
                       STRONGER WINDS POSSIBLE AT RIDGETOP.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/78000 KNOT-FT BY EARLY-EVENING BECOMING
                       POOR/1500 KNOT-FT BY LATE-EVENING.

FOR MONDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 59-63.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 23-28 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST OR UPSLOPE/UPCANYON WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH
                       IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO WEST 8 TO 12
                       MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 18 MPH AT
                       RIDGETOP.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 11 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......FAIR/58205 KNOT-FT AT 1700 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/22726 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING FAIR/58205 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
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