FNUS75 KABQ 031519
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR PIEDRA...CIBOA NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
919 AM MDT FRI MAY 3 2013

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

DISCUSSION...ONCE AGAIN THE LOCATION OF THIS WILDFIRE WITHIN COMPLEX
TERRAIN AND THE SURROUNDING WIND PATTERN WILL MAKE FOR A TRICKY
SCENARIO THROUGH TONIGHT. CURRENT WEST NORTHWEST FLOW IS EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE INTO THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE SHIFTING SOUTH THIS EVENING AND
BECOMING GUSTY FOR SEVERAL HOURS. TEMPERATURES WILL BE WARMER TODAY
BUT STILL BELOW NORMAL AND MINIMUM HUMIDITIES NEAR 10 PERCENT BY
LATE DAY. THE HUMIDITY RECOVERY WILL BE POOR TONIGHT. TEMPERATURES
WILL WARM EVEN MORE SATURDAY WITH MINIMUM HUMIDITY VALUES FALLING TO
THE UPPER SINGLE DIGITS BY LATE DAY. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE
LIGHTER THAN TODAY.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 65-69.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 8-13 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO
                       16 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 9 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......FAIR/51674 KNOT-FT AT 1600 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/8968 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING FAIR/51674 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 35-39.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 28-32 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
                       16 MPH THROUGH SUNSET...BECOMING SOUTH 8 TO
                       13 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH THROUGH
                       SUNRISE.
   VENTILATION TREND...FAIR/44000 KNOT-FT BY EARLY-EVENING BECOMING
                       POOR/2000 KNOT-FT BY LATE-EVENING.

FOR SATURDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 68-73.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 7-12 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 18
                       MPH IN THE MORNING SHIFTING THE WEST SOUTHWEST
                       AT 5 TO 10 MPH THROUGH MID MORNING.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......14500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 16 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/65000 KNOT-FT AT 1500 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/31837 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING GOOD/65000 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...ICT3
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130503.PIEDR.01/ABQ