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Suppression Forecast
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM

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FNUS75 KABQ 191622
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR CHINO...NM-TDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1022 AM MDT SUN MAY 19 2013

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

NOTE: WHILE YOU DID NOT REQUEST A FORECAST FOR MONDAY I WENT AHEAD
AND INCLUDED ONE.

DISCUSSION...
BEST CHANCE OF SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY BETWEEN NOON AND
8 PM. THERE MAY BE SOME RAIN WITH ANY STRONGER SHOWER OR STORM BUT
WETTING RAIN NOT LIKELY. MAIN CONCERN WILL BE THE STRONG AND ERRATIC
WINDS AROUND THE ACTIVITY. FAIR RH RECOVERY TONIGHT. A BIT COOLER
WITH SLIGHTLY HIGHER RH VALUES ON MONDAY WITH A LITTLE BETTER
CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 55-59.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 23-28 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO
                       20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
                       GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......12000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 26 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/294741 KNOT-FT AT 1700 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...EXCELLENT/222133 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/294741 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                       AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN A
                       SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AFTER
                       MIDNIGHT.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 31-35.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 52-57 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 7 TO 14 MPH DECREASING TO 4 TO 7
                       MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH EARLY.
                       GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
   VENTILATION TREND...EXCELLENT/250000 KNOT-FT BY EARLY-EVENING
                       BECOMING POOR/3000 KNOT-FT BY LATE-EVENING.

FOR MONDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......30 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 51-55.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 28-33 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 7 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 13 TO
                       18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.
                       GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......9500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTH 17 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD/145948 KNOT-FT AT 1700 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...VERY GOOD/139591 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING VERY GOOD/145948 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...40

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REQUESTED BY...CHINO ICT
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130519.CHINO.01/ABQ