FNUS75 KABQ 011618
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR ARAGON...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1018 AM MDT MON JUL 1 2013

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

DISCUSSION...
CENTER OF HIGH PRESSURE TO REMAIN TO THE WEST OF NEW MEXICO.
SUFFICIENT MOISTURE IN PLACE FOR MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EARLY
NIGHTTIME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IGNITING OVER THE HIGH TERRAIN
AND MOVING SOUTH INTO THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. EXCELLENT OVERNIGHT
RH RECOVERIES. WINDS WILL BE GENERALLY LIGHT AND AT LEAST PARTIALLY
TERRAIN OR CONVECTIVELY DRIVEN. POOR TO FAIR VENTILATION DURING THE
OVERNIGHT/EARLY MORNINGS.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......30 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 75-82.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 37-42 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       EAST 8 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN
                       THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......EAST 8 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/69222 KNOT-FT AT 1700 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...FAIR/48278 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING GOOD/69222 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN PARTLY
                       CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......50 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 46-54.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 82-92 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........EAST WINDS 9 TO 15 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5
                       TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                       WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/64000 KNOT-FT BY EARLY-EVENING BECOMING
                       POOR/4000 KNOT-FT BY LATE-EVENING.

FOR TUESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                       AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN A
                       CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                       AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......30 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 74-82.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 37-42 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 8 MPH BECOMING
                       NORTHEAST 8 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY
                       AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......10500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHEAST 7 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......FAIR/52500 KNOT-FT AT 1500 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/21241 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING FAIR/52500 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.

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REQUESTED BY...IC STEWART
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130701.ARAGO.01/ABQ