FNUS75 KABQ 021634
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR JAROSO...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1034 AM MDT TUE JUL 2 2013

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

DISCUSSION...
DAILY ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE UNDER
A MODERATE NORTH TO SOUTH STEERING FLOW. GOOD CHANCES OF
WETTING RAIN WILL LEAD INTO THE EVENING HOURS ON TUESDAY. ANOTHER
ROUND OF STORMS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE HIGH TERRAIN WEDNESDAY.
WINDS WILL TEND TO BE VARIABLE AND TERRAIN DRIVEN UNDER SUNNIER
CONDITIONS BUT THEN BECOME JUMBLED UP ONCE THE STORMS DEVELOP
AND OUTFLOWS ARE GENERATED. SINCE THE DOMINATE STEERING FLOW FOR
THE STORMS IS NORTHERLY...NORTHERLY WINDS ARE LIKELY TO DEVELOP
FOR PERIODS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE EXPOSED PEAKS.
HIGHER HUMIDITY WILL CONTINUE.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                       LIKELY DURING THE EVENING. SLIGHT CHANCE
                       AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......70 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 44-53.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 85-95 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/27415 KNOT-FT BY EARLY-EVENING BECOMING
                       POOR/28000 KNOT-FT BY LATE-EVENING.

FOR WEDNESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......60 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 67-74.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 38-46 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........LOTS OF TERRAIN INFLUENCES BUT GENERALLY
                       SOUTH/SOUTHWEST 4 TO 7 MPH DURING THE
                       MORNING BECOMING NORTHERLY 5 TO 8 MPH
                       DURING THE AFTERNOON AS THE STORMS DEVELOP.
                       GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 11 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/63000 KNOT-FT AT 1800 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/17081 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING FAIR/56729 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...50

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REQUESTED BY...IC STEWART
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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