FNUS75 KABQ 272305
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR TROUT SPRINGS...N4S LAS VEGAS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
505 PM MDT SAT APR 27 2013

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

DISCUSSION...VERY DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE EARLY
EVENING. ALTHOUGH SOME STRAY SHOWERS WILL STRUGGLE TO DEVELOP...THE
VERY DRY CONDITIONS BENEATH CLOUDS WILL CAUSE MOST PRECIPITATION TO
FULLY EVAPORATE BEFORE REACHING THE GROUND. THE SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL
PERSIST WITH OCCASIONAL ERRATIC AND STRONGER GUSTS ASSOCIATED WITH
ANY SHOWER PASSING BY. WINDS WILL DECREASE AND TURN TERRAIN
DOMINATED AFTER 2100 LOCAL. SIMILAR CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST ON
SUNDAY WITH SLIGHTLY WARMER TEMPERATURES...MODERATE SOUTHWEST
BREEZES...AND A FEW STRAY SHOWERS.


FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                       AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON WITH LITTLE
                       TO NO RAINFALL OBSERVED ON THE FIRE.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 61-64.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 6-11 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN
                       THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......18000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHEAST 11 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/155000 KNOT-FT AT 1200 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...VERY GOOD/113956 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING VERY GOOD/105000 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                       AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 35-39.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 38-43 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 8 MPH AFTER 2100.
                       GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/64579 KNOT-FT BY EARLY-EVENING BECOMING
                       FAIR/45000 KNOT-FT BY LATE-EVENING.

FOR SUNDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR SOME
                       SHOWERS PRODUCING VERY LITTLE RAINFALL.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 68-72.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 9-14 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       SOUTHWEST 7 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......16000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST 8 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD/113659 KNOT-FT AT 1600 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...FAIR/50884 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING VERY GOOD/113659 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...ENG-45
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130427.TROUT.01/ABQ