FNUS75 KABQ 241722
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR MIDNIGHT...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1122 AM MDT WED OCT 24 2012

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

...STRONG WINDS TODAY AND THIS EVENING...

DISCUSSION...
SIGNIFICANT MID LEVEL DRY SLOT MOVING OVER THE AREA AND WILL BRING
STRONG WINDS AND LOWERING HUMIDITY. THE PACIFIC TROUGH PROVIDING THE
STRONG WINDS WILL PROGRESS EASTWARD TODAY WITH THE MAIN COLD FRONTAL
PASSAGE COMING THIS EVENING. LOOK FOR THE WIND SHIFT SOMETIME
BETWEEN 2100 TO 2400 WITH DIRECTIONS STARTING OUT WEST/SOUTHWEST...
THEN WESTERLY AND ULTIMATELY NORTHWESTERLY BY EARLY MORNING ON
THURSDAY. SPEEDS WILL DRAMATICALLY COME DOWN WITHIN 30 MINUTES TO 1
HOUR AFTER THE WIND SHIFT BUT STILL BE AT MODERATE LEVELS BY SUNUP
THURSDAY MORNING. HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WILL BE MODERATE TONIGHT BUT
ALSO BE ACCOMPANIED BY CHILLY...FREEZING TEMPERATURES.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY. SOME FLAT CUMULUS DURING THE
                       AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 53-55.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 20-23 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH BECOMING
                       WEST/SOUTHWEST 25 TO 30 MPH DURING THE
                       MID...ESPECIALLY LATE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO
                       45 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 42 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/243556 KNOT-FT AT 1700 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...VERY GOOD/105319 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/243556 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 26-30.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 39-45 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST/SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH DURING
                       THE EARLY TO MID EVENING...LOWERING SOME AND
                       BECOMING WEST/NORTHWEST 1O TO 15 MPH
                       LATE EVENING AND LASTING THROUGH REST
                       OF THE OVERNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH
                       EARLY EVENING.
   VENTILATION TREND...EXCELLENT/231000 KNOT-FT BY EARLY-EVENING
                       BECOMING VERY GOOD/105000 KNOT-FT BY
                       LATE-EVENING.

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...STEVE MIRANDA
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20121024.MIDNI.01/ABQ