FNUS75 KABQ 012143
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST FIRE...EL MALPAIS NATIONAL MONUMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
343 PM MDT MON JUL 1 2013

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

DISCUSSION...
CENTER OF HIGH PRESSURE TO REMAIN TO THE WEST AND NORTHWEST OF NEW
MEXICO. SUFFICIENT MOISTURE IN PLACE FOR MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EARLY
NIGHTTIME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IGNITING OVER THE PEAKS
AND MOVING SOUTH. 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 THIS AFTERNOON
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......40 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 83-87.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 22-27 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........LIGHT NORTHWEST BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO
                       15 MPH TOWARDS 5 PM. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. GUSTY
                       AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

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.......40 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 47-52.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 80-90 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING SOUTH
                       5 TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 30
                       MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.

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.......40 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 83-87.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 20-25 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       NORTH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                       WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......15000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTH 12 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/174815 KNOT-FT AT 1600 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/63407 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/174815 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...DAVE DUKART - WEST FIRE IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130701.WESTF.01/ABQ