FNUS75 KABQ 291631
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR CORDOVAS...FS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1031 AM MDT MON APR 29 2013

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

DISCUSSION...
FAIR WEATHER TODAY WITH TEMPERATURES 8 DEGREES ABOVE
NORMAL...CRITICALLY LOW MINIMUM HUMIDITIES AND RELATIVELY LIGHT
WEST WINDS. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM A COUPLE OF DEGREES FARTHER ON
TUESDAY WHILE CRITICALLY LOW MINIMUM HUMIDITIES PERSIST. WEST
WINDS WILL ALSO BECOME GUSTY TUESDAY AFTERNOON WITH A RISK FOR AN
HOUR OR TWO OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. A COLD FRONT WILL
CROSS FROM THE NORTH WEDNESDAY WITH A GUSTY WIND SHIFT OUT OF THE
NORTHWEST AND A HIGH TEMPERATURE ABOUT 9 DEGREES COOLER THAN
TUESDAYS READING. THERE MAY ALSO BE ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
SURROUNDING MOUNTAINS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON PRODUCING GUSTY WINDS
AND LITTLE OR NO RAIN.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 73-77.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 9-14 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH INCREASING TO 7 TO 12
                       MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......16000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 19 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/292586 KNOT-FT AT 1700 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...EXCELLENT/195704 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/292586 KNOT-FT BY MID-
                       AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 39-43.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 29-34 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       SOUTHWEST 7 TO 9 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   VENTILATION TREND...EXCELLENT/243000 KNOT-FT BY EARLY-EVENING
                       BECOMING POOR/1500 KNOT-FT BY LATE-EVENING.

FOR TUESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 74-78.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 7-12 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO
                       20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......15000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 34 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/492248 KNOT-FT AT 1700 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...EXCELLENT/303799 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/492248 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...44

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REQUESTED BY...BALLIET
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130429.CORDO.01/ABQ