FNUS75 KABQ 051852
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR 608...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1252 PM MDT FRI JUL 5 2013

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

DISCUSSION...THUNDERSTORMS ALREADY ACTIVE THIS AFTERNOON NORTHWEST
OF BURN SITE.  WITH A STEERING FLOW SHIFTING TODAY TO THE SOUTHEAST
EXPECTING A BIT LESS COVERAGE TODAY. ANY THUNDERSTORM THAT DOES
CROSS THE BURN SITE COULD PRODUCE BRIEF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN.
SURFACE WINDS SHOULD SHIFT TO THE WEST THIS AFTERNOON. OVERNIGHT RH
RECOVERIES SHOULD BE GOOD WITH SOME CLOUDS AND SPOT SHOWERS
LINGERING OVERNIGHT.  A BIT WARMER AND DRIER ON SATURDAY...WITH A
MODEST DOWN TREND IN THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE.

FOR THIS AFTERNOON
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH INCREASING CUMULUS CLOUDS.
                       A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                       AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......40 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 87-93.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 22-27 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTH WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
                       7 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST 12 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD/111138 KNOT-FT AT 1700 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/74331 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING VERY GOOD/111138 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 54-59.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 60-65 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING
                       BECOMING TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 8 MPH.
                       GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   VENTILATION TREND...VERY GOOD/102000 KNOT-FT BY EARLY-EVENING
                       BECOMING POOR/12000 KNOT-FT BY LATE-EVENING.

FOR SATURDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE
                       OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                       AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......30 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 90-94.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 20-25 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST 13 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD/105877 KNOT-FT AT 1300 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/89759 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING GOOD/85000 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...WILDFIRE
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