FNUS75 KABQ 011531
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR THOMPSOM RIDGE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
931 AM MDT SAT JUN 1 2013

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

DISCUSSION...
EXTREMELY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TODAY WILL BE FOLLOWED BY FAIR TO
GOOD OVERNIGHT RH RECOVERIES AS MOISTURE SEEPS INTO THE AREA FROM THE
SOUTH.  VARIABLE WINDS TODAY EVENTUALLY BECOMING SOUTH LATER TODAY AND
CONTINUING FROM THE SOUTH ON SUNDAY.  WITH THE INFLUX OF MOISTURE ON
EXPECTED TOMORROW...DAYTIME RH VALUES WILL INCREASE AND RIDGETOP
THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY. AREAS OF SMOKE IN THE
                       AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......5 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 72-76.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 7-12 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       WEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......12000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH 11 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD/107733 KNOT-FT AT 1700 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/63605 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING VERY GOOD/107733 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLEAR. AREAS OF SMOKE IN THE EVENING.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......5 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 42-46.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 49-54 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       SOUTHEAST 8 TO 12 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   VENTILATION TREND...VERY GOOD/103500 KNOT-FT BY EARLY-EVENING
                       BECOMING POOR/38837 KNOT-FT BY LATE-EVENING.

FOR SUNDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE
                       OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                       AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......50 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 72-76.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 27-32 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 18 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                       WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......14000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 17 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/214100 KNOT-FT AT 1400 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...VERY GOOD/120111 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/210000 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...01

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REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130601.THOMP.01/ABQ