FNUS75 KABQ 071350
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR PIEDRA...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
750 AM MDT TUE MAY 7 2013

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

DISCUSSION...
WEAK UPPER RIDGE OVER NEW MEXICO TODAY. LITTLE DRIER AND WARMER BUT
SUFFICIENT MID LEVEL MOISTURE REMAINS FOR ISOLATED SHOWERS OR
BUILDUPS IN THE AREA OF THE FIRE WITH GUSTY WINDS AND LIKELY
LITTLE RAIN. LITTLE COOLER AND DRIER WITH WINDS A BIT STRONGER
WEDNESDAY AS UPPER LOW MOVES TOWARD FOUR CORNERS REGION.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN PARTLY
                       CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 72-76.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 17-22 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN
                       THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......14000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 14 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/192405 KNOT-FT AT 1600 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...VERY GOOD/105556 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/192405 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 42-46.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 43-48 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN
                       THE EVENING.
   VENTILATION TREND...EXCELLENT/154000 KNOT-FT BY EARLY-EVENING
                       BECOMING POOR/3000 KNOT-FT BY LATE-EVENING.

FOR WEDNESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 68-72.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 15-20 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO 13 TO
                       18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......12500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 21 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/252207 KNOT-FT AT 1600 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...VERY GOOD/148656 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/252207 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.

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REQUESTED BY...IC TRAINEE
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130507.PIEDR.01/ABQ