FNUS75 KABQ 272057
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR WHISKEY SPRING...CIBOLA NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
257 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. ANOTHER DAY
OF ACTIVE WEATHER POSSIBLE SUNDAY THEN DRYING 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......PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......30 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 75-80.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 45-50 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST 7 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                       WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH 15 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/71554 KNOT-FT AT 1900 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/69370 KNOT-FT BY MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......40 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 57-61.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 76-81 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/71554 KNOT-FT BY EARLY-EVENING BECOMING
                       FAIR/52500 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.......40 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 81-85.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 30-35 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH INCREASING TO 9 TO 15
                       MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
                       GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 16 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/161728 KNOT-FT AT 1700 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/76294 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/161728 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...ROB BARR IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130727.WHISK.01/ABQ