FNUS75 KABQ 272304
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SPOT FORECAST FOR TRES LAGUNAS...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
504 PM MDT THU JUN 27 2013

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

DISCUSSION...RECORD TO NEAR RECORD BREAKING HEAT ACROSS THE AREA IS
LEADING TO STRONGLY UNSTABLE CONDITIONS. ENOUGH MID LEVEL MOISTURE
IN PLACE NEAR THE HIGH TERRAIN HAS ALLOWED FOR SOME CLOUDS AND EVEN
A COUPLE LIGHT GUSTY SHOWERS. TEMPERATURES TONIGHT WILL REMAIN WELL
ABOVE NORMAL...WITH GOOD HUMIDITY RECOVERIES. TOMORROW WILL BE VERY
HOT AGAIN HOWEVER BETTER MOISTURE OVER THE AREA WILL LEAD TO A FEW
MORE WETTING TYPE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

REST OF TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       DRY THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......30 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 82-86. ALREADY OCCURRED.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 12-16 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........EAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 14 MPH.
                       GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......15900 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......EAST 10 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/87430 KNOT-FT AT 1100 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/81358 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING GOOD/65625 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF DRY THUNDERSTORMS
                       IN THE EVENING...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PERIODS OF MOSTLY
                       CLOUDY IN THE EVENING.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......30 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 49-53.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 62-68 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 11 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                       WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                       EVENING.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/18000 KNOT-FT BY EARLY-EVENING BECOMING
                       POOR/8500 KNOT-FT BY LATE-EVENING.

FOR FRIDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN
                       THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF DRY
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......50 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 78-81.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 20-25 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........EAST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       SOUTHEAST 7 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY
                       AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......10800 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH 6 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/60000 KNOT-FT AT 1500 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/31609 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING FAIR/57750 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...42

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REQUESTED BY...IC STEWART
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130627.TRESL.01/ABQ