FNUS75 KABQ 271930
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR STUDI...PARK SERVICE EMP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
130 PM MDT SAT JUL 27 2013

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

DISCUSSION...UPPER AIR PATTERN IN THE PROCESS OF CHANGING THIS
WEEKEND FROM A VERY WET TO A DRIER WESTERLY FLOW BY EARLY NEXT WEEK.
WARMING AND DRYING STARTING SUNDAY AND BECOMING MORE PRONOUNCED
MONDAY. WESTERLY BREEZES INCREASING SUNDAY AFTERNOON WITH IMPROVING
VENTILATION...BUT MIN RH NOT LOW ENOUGH FOR CRITICAL CONDITIONS.

FOR THIS AFTERNOON
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......30 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 76-80.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 50-55 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST TO WEST 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 10 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......FAIR/56000 KNOT-FT AT 1500 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...BECOMING FAIR/56000 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......40 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 50-54.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 90-95 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   VENTILATION TREND...FAIR/44741 KNOT-FT BY EARLY-EVENING BECOMING
                       FAIR/40000 KNOT-FT BY LATE-EVENING.

FOR SUNDAY
   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.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 80-84.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 34-39 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 7 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO
                       20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
                       GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 24 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/202864 KNOT-FT AT 1700 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...EXCELLENT/162590 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/202864 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...ANDREW VELA
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130727.STUDI.01/ABQ