FNUS75 KABQ 021522
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR PIEDRA...CIBOA NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
922 AM MDT THU MAY 2 2013

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

DISCUSSION...WINDS WILL BE TRICKY AT THIS LOCATION DUE TO SOUTHEAST
FLOW ROUNDING SANDIA MOUNTAIN AND INTERACTING WITH THE NORTH SLOPE.
BEST POTENTIAL IS FOR NORTHEASTERLY WINDS TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL BE WELL BELOW NORMAL TODAY BUT HUMIDITY
STILL VERY DRY. WINDS WILL AGAIN TRY TO VEER AROUND TO THE SOUTHEAST
AFTER SUNSET BUT LOCAL COMPLEX TOPOGRAPHY IS EXPECTED TO KEEP THE
FLOW MORE NORTHEASTERLY WITH ANOTHER PEAK IN WINDS BETWEEN ABOUT 9PM
AND 2AM...BEFORE BECOMING LIGHTER AND TERRAIN DOMINATED. RECOVERIES
WILL BE FAIR OVERNIGHT. WINDS WILL SHIFT BACK TO THE SOUTHWEST FOR
FRIDAY AND REMAIN GENERALLY LIGHT. HUMIDITY VALUES WILL TREND DOWN
TO NEAR 10 PERCENT AS TEMPERATURES TREND WARMER BUT STILL BELOW
NORMAL.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 55-59.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 13-18 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
                       18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH NORTHEAST 5 TO
                       9 MPH BY EARLY AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 17 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......FAIR/53195 KNOT-FT AT 2000 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/36543 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING FAIR/49000 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 26-29.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 45-50 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTH NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH THROUGH
                       SUNSET SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 7 TO 11 MPH
                       WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH AFTER SUNSET. WINDS WILL
                       TAPER OFF TOWARD SUNRISE AND BECOME TERRAIN
                       DOMINATED LESS THAN 6 MPH.
   VENTILATION TREND...FAIR/53195 KNOT-FT BY EARLY-EVENING BECOMING
                       FAIR/42500 KNOT-FT BY LATE-EVENING.

FOR FRIDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 62-66.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 9-13 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 6 MPH BECOMING
                       SOUTHWEST 6 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 10 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/65321 KNOT-FT AT 1700 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/10333 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING GOOD/65321 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...42

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REQUESTED BY...BRENT DAVIDSON
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130502.PIEDR.01/ABQ