Suppression Forecast Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
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FNUS75 KABQ 170402
FWSABQ
SPOT FORECAST FOR CHINO...USDF CARSON NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1002 PM MDT THU MAY 16 2013
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION...
INCREASING CLOUDS MOVING FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST ACROSS THE FIRE
WITH AN OFF CHANCE FOR AN ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORM DURING THE MID
AFTERNOON. SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING BY LATE FRIDAY MORNING
PEAKING IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AS LOW PRESSURE DEEPENS EAST OF
THE FIRE.
FOR FRIDAY
CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN PARTLY
CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED DRY
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 66-68.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 14-17 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO
14 TO 19 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND
ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......14000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 24 KNOTS.
MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/310731 KNOT-FT AT 1700 LOCAL.
VENTILATION TREND...EXCELLENT/192625 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
BECOMING EXCELLENT/310731 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...25
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REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130516.CHINO.01/ABQ