FNUS75 KABQ 181610
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR CHINO...USDF CARSON NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1010 AM MDT SAT MAY 18 2013

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

DISCUSSION...
AN ISOLATED SHOWER DEVELOPING BY NOON NEAR THE WILDFIRE THEN A
THUNDERSTORM OR TWO THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...LIKELY NO
WETTING RAIN...BUT STRONG AND ERRATIC WINDS. FAIR RH RECOVERY
TONIGHT. A LITTLE COOLER SUNDAY WITH SLIGHTLY HIGHER RH VALUES.
A LITTLE BETTER CHANCE OF ANY SHOWER OR STORM PRODUCING WETTING
RAIN.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN
                       SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY
                       WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                       IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......40 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 56-60.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 20-25 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO
                       20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                       WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                       AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......13000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 25 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/318965 KNOT-FT AT 1300 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...EXCELLENT/271911 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/252000 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF DRY
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN A SLIGHT
                       CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 33-37.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 50-55 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 7 TO 14 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                       WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                       EVENING.
   VENTILATION TREND...EXCELLENT/187000 KNOT-FT BY EARLY-EVENING
                       BECOMING POOR/12000 KNOT-FT BY LATE-EVENING.

FOR SUNDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS...SOME WITH THUNDER IN THE
                       AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 53-57.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 25-30 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO
                       20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                       WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                       AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......13000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 25 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/328659 KNOT-FT AT 1700 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...EXCELLENT/218557 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/328659 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...40

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REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130518.CHINO.01/ABQ