FNUS75 KABQ 051520
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR PIEDRA...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
920 AM MDT SUN MAY 5 2013

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

DISCUSSION...
FOR THE MOST PART OF THE STRONGER WINDS OF LAST NIGHT WILL NOT REPEAT
TODAY...THOUGH A FEW BRIEFLY HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE TIL ABOUT 11 AM
THIS MORNING AND SLIGHT CHANCE AFTER ABOUT 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON IF
SOME VIRGA DEVELOPS. A LITTLE MORE ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE COMING IN
LATE TODAY INTO MONDAY WHICH WILL IMPROVE HUMIDITY RECOVERIES A LITTLE
TONIGHT AND KEEP THEM NO LOWER THAN THE 20S MONDAY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED STORMS TO INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY MONDAY. BEST CHANCE OF
STORMS THOUGH TO BE EAST AND NORTH OF FIRE SITE. WETTING RAIN CHANCES
THOUGH STILL WELL UNDER 50 PERCENT. TUESDAY RAIN CHANCES LOWER AND
SOME TEMPERATURE WARM UP.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       MORNING SPRINKLES AND...AFTER 2 PM...SLIGHT
                       CHANCE OF HIGH BASED VIRGA CREATING BRIEF
                       GUSTY WINDS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......5 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 69-73.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 14-19 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHEAST THROUGH SOUTHEAST 5 TO 12 MPH WITH
                       A FEW GUSTS BETWEEN 15 & 20 MPH POSSIBLE THIS
                       MORNING...BECOMING SOUTH THROUGH WEST 6 TO 13
                       MPH AFTER ABOUT 11 AM OR NOON. A FEW
                       BRIEF/LOCALIZED AND ERRATIC AFTERNOON GUSTS
                       BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH IF VIRGA DEVELOPS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......12000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHEAST 16 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/150341 KNOT-FT AT 1700 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...FAIR/49640 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/150341 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING
                       MOSTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 41-46.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 40-45 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHEAST THROUGH NORTHEAST 6 TO 13 MPH.
   VENTILATION TREND...VERY GOOD/132000 KNOT-FT BY EARLY-EVENING
                       BECOMING POOR/18000 KNOT-FT BY LATE-EVENING.

FOR MONDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......30 PERCENT OF WETTING RAIN. 50 PERCENT CHANCE
                       OF NON WETTING AMOUNTS OF RAIN.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 65-69.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 24-29 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       SOUTHWEST TO WEST 6 TO 12 MPH IN AFTERNOON.
                       GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 15 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD/128948 KNOT-FT AT 1700 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/71500 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING VERY GOOD/128948 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...43

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REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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