FNUS75 KABQ 041933
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR 608...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
133 PM MDT THU JUL 4 2013

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

DISCUSSION...
UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE IS STILL POSITIONED TO THE WEST OF NEW
MEXICO BUT HAS SHIFTED TO EASTERN ARIZONA.  PERSISTENT NORTH TO
SOUTH STEERING FLOW OVER THE BURN AREA WILL CONTINUE FOR TODAY.
ANOTHER ROUND OF AFTERNOON AND EVENING HIT OR MISS THUNDERSTORMS
AND SHOWERS IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TODAY...INITIALLY OVER THE HIGH
TERRAIN NORTH NORTHWEST OF THE BURN SITE.  STEERING FLOW LOOKS TO
BE A LITTLE WEAKER TODAY THAN PREVIOUS DAYS...STILL SOME MODERATE
TO HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND STRONG OUTFLOWS ARE POSSIBLE WITH ANY
THUNDERSTORM. A LITTLE WARMER BOTH TODAY AND FRIDAY. GOOD RH
RECOVERIES TONIGHT. UPPER HIGH TO CONTINUE TO DRIFT TO THE EAST
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...WITH ADDITIONAL WEAKENING OF THE STEERING FLOW
AND A TRANSITION TO MORE OF A NORTHWEST SOUTHEAST ORIENTATION.

FOR THIS AFTERNOON
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH INCREASING CLOUDS. A
                       CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                       AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......30 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 84-88.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 23-28 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........EAST AT 7 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                       EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......11500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST 7 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/77000 KNOT-FT AT 1800 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...FAIR/46491 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING GOOD/60485 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN A SLIGHT
                       CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER
                       MIDNIGHT.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......30 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 54-58.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 61-66 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING
                       BECOMING TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 8 MPH.
                       GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/77000 KNOT-FT BY EARLY-EVENING BECOMING
                       FAIR/47500 KNOT-FT BY LATE-EVENING.

FOR FRIDAY
   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 86-90.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 23-28 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 8 MPH BECOMING
                       WEST 7 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......11500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST 12 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD/120000 KNOT-FT AT 1800 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/87600 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING VERY GOOD/111778 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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