FNUS75 KABQ 291752
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR RATTLE SNAKE...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1152 AM MDT SAT JUN 29 2013

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

DISCUSSION...CLOUDS TO INCREASE STEADILY TODAY...INITIALLY OVER THE
HIGH TERRAIN EAST AND NORTH OF THE BURN. THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP
EARLY AFTERNOON TODAY AND ONCE DEVELOPED WILL MOVE GENERALLY TO THE
SOUTH...PRODUCING RELATIVELY SMALL FOOTPRINTS OF RAIN...THOUGH ANY
THUNDERSTORM OVER THE BURN SITE COULD PRODUCE MODERATE RAINFALL.
HOWEVER...MORE LIKELY TO RECEIVE THE GUSTY OUTFLOWS PRODUCED BY
THE THUNDERSTORMS.  OVERNIGHT RH RECOVERIES TO BE GOOD. CHANCES FOR
WETTING RAIN OVER THE BURN SITE INCREASE ON SUNDAY AS THE CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS INCREASES.


NOTE...REMEMBER TO SELECT FORECAST ELEMENTS WHEN SUBMITTING A SPOT.

FOR THIS AFTERNOON
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 86-90.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 14-19 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       SOOUTHWEST THEN WEST IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY
                       AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......14000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST 8 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD/110306 KNOT-FT AT 1400 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/70536 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING VERY GOOD/104000 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...WITH DECREASING
                       CLOUDS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 54-58.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 54-59 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........EAST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                       WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                       EVENING.

FOR SUNDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH INCREASING CUMULUS CLOUDS
                       BY MID DAY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                       AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN A
                       CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                       AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......40 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 79-83.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 27-32 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 8 MPH BECOMING
                       SOUTHEAST 7 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY
                       AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......12000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHEAST 8 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......FAIR/48000 KNOT-FT AT 1200 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...FAIR/44896 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING FAIR/42000 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...05

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REQUESTED BY...IC STEWART
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130629.RATTL.01/ABQ