FNUS75 KABQ 041424 FWSABQ SPOT FORECAST FOR PEAK...CIBOLA NF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 824 AM MDT TUE JUN 4 2013 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. DISCUSSION... EXPECT DRY CONDITIONS TODAY WITH WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH THIS AFTERNOON WITH A FEW GUSTS 20 TO 25 MPH. A WEAK UPPER DISTURBANCE WILL ALLOW FOR SOME CU BUILDUPS OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN THIS AFTERNOON WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR DRY LIGHTNING ESPECIALLY AFTER 3 PM. SIMILAR DRY CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED TOMORROW...BUT A BACKDOOR COLD FRONT IS ON THE WAY FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT. FOR TODAY CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF DRY THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 78-82. RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 8-13 PERCENT. 20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 8 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......17500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 15 KNOTS. MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/252565 KNOT-FT AT 1700 LOCAL. VENTILATION TREND...EXCELLENT/168519 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING BECOMING EXCELLENT/252565 KNOT-FT BY MID-AFTERNOON. FOR TONIGHT CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 50-54. RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 22-27 PERCENT. 20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 9 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 8 TO 11 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. VENTILATION TREND...EXCELLENT/225000 KNOT-FT BY EARLY-EVENING BECOMING POOR/4500 KNOT-FT BY LATE-EVENING. FOR WEDNESDAY CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 77-81. RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 6-11 PERCENT. 20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 8 TO 11 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......18000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 13 KNOTS. MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/227500 KNOT-FT AT 1500 LOCAL. VENTILATION TREND...VERY GOOD/132921 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING BECOMING EXCELLENT/227500 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...48 $$ REQUESTED BY...APACHIE KID FM REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20130604.PEAK_.01/ABQ