FNUS75 KABQ 291816
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR STABLE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1216 PM MDT MON JUL 29 2013

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

DISCUSSION...
DRIER WEATHER NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. HUMIDITY VALUES WILL LOWER AND
TEMPERATURES WILL WARM AS A RESULT. HAINES INDEX ON TUESDAY WILL
BE NEAR A 5. ISOLATED STORM ACTIVITY TODAY WITH GUSTY OUTFLOW
WINDS BEING THE MAIN CONCERN. NOT EXPECTING ANY CELL ACTIVITY ON
TUESDAY. STEERING FLOW FOR THE STORMS TODAY WILL BE FROM THE WEST
NORTHWEST. LOOKING AT SOME WESTERLY BREEZES DURING THE AFTERNOON
TODAY.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 75-79.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 29-32 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH/SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH BECOMING
                       WEST 8 TO 13 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON.
                       GUSTS UP TO 23 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                       EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......11000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST 18 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/178500 KNOT-FT AT 1500 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...VERY GOOD/146943 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/178500 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                       AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 51-55.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 52-57 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST/NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH EARLY THEN
                       BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNCANYON 2 TO 4 MPH.
                       GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
   VENTILATION TREND...VERY GOOD/136500 KNOT-FT BY EARLY-EVENING
                       BECOMING GOOD/84000 KNOT-FT BY LATE-EVENING.

FOR TUESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY DURING THE MORNING BECOMING
                       PARTLY CLOUDY DURING THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 77-81.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 21-24 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 4 TO 7 MPH DURING THE
                       MORNING BECOMING NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10
                       MPH BY MID AFTERNOON ALTHOUGH BATTLING
                       WIND EXPECTED.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......12500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTH 12 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/82204 KNOT-FT AT 1000 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/82204 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING GOOD/67809 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
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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