FNUS75 KABQ 010252
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR THOMPSOM RIDGE...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
852 PM MDT FRI MAY 31 2013

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

DISCUSSION...
POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERY OVERNIGHT AS TEMPERATURES BOTTOM OUT JUST
ABOVE FREEZING. WIND SHIFT TO NORTHERLY OVER THE RIDGE TOP WILL
AUGMENT NORMAL DOWN CANYON BREEZE AFTER MIDNIGHT. BREEZE WILL
RETURN TO UP CANYON AFTER 2 PM MDT SATURDAY...BUT WIND SPEEDS
SATURDAY WILL BE REDUCED COMPARED TO THOSE EXPERIENCED OVER
RIDGE TOPS FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 34-36.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 21-24 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTH 3 TO 8 MPH INCREASING TO 5 TO 10 MPH
                       AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   VENTILATION TREND...EXCELLENT/248000 KNOT-FT BY EARLY-EVENING
                       BECOMING GOOD/84000 KNOT-FT BY LATE-EVENING.

FOR SATURDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 63-65.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 9-12 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       SOUTHWEST 8 TO 11 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......13000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 12 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD/144000 KNOT-FT AT 1500 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/64625 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING VERY GOOD/144000 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...25

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REQUESTED BY...137
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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