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000
FNUS75 KABQ 181610
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR CHINO...USDF CARSON NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1010 AM MDT SAT MAY 18 2013

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

DISCUSSION...
AN ISOLATED SHOWER DEVELOPING BY NOON NEAR THE WILDFIRE THEN A
THUNDERSTORM OR TWO THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...LIKELY NO
WETTING RAIN...BUT STRONG AND ERRATIC WINDS. FAIR RH RECOVERY
TONIGHT. A LITTLE COOLER SUNDAY WITH SLIGHTLY HIGHER RH VALUES.
A LITTLE BETTER CHANCE OF ANY SHOWER OR STORM PRODUCING WETTING
RAIN.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN
                       SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY
                       WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                       IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......40 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 56-60.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 20-25 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO
                       20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                       WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                       AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......13000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 25 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/318965 KNOT-FT AT 1300 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...EXCELLENT/271911 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/252000 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF DRY
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN A SLIGHT
                       CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 33-37.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 50-55 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 7 TO 14 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                       WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                       EVENING.
   VENTILATION TREND...EXCELLENT/187000 KNOT-FT BY EARLY-EVENING
                       BECOMING POOR/12000 KNOT-FT BY LATE-EVENING.

FOR SUNDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS...SOME WITH THUNDER IN THE
                       AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 53-57.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 25-30 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO
                       20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                       WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                       AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......13000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 25 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/328659 KNOT-FT AT 1700 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...EXCELLENT/218557 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/328659 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

$$

REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130518.CHINO.01/ABQ








000
FNUS75 KABQ 180004
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR CHINO...NM-CAF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
604 PM MDT FRI MAY 17 2013

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

DISCUSSION...
SOUTHWEST GUSTS BREAKING THROUGH TO THE FIRE SURFACE THROUGH MID
EVENING...WITH WINDS TAPERING OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT AND POOR HUMIDITY
RECOVERIES. WEST WINDS PICKING BACK UP SAT MORNING WITH STRONG
GUSTS REDEVELOPING BY MID AFTERNOON. ISOLATED SHOWERS NORTH AND
WEST OF THE FIRE EXPANDING SOUTH AND EAST THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON FOR INCREASING COVERAGE AND DEVELOPMENT OF MOSTLY
DRY THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH SAT EVENING. WETTING RAINS IF ANY
WILL BE HIGHLY LOCALIZED. STORMS MOVING NORTH AND EAST ONCE FULLY
DEVELOPED.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 36-38.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 35-38 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 18 MPH DECREASING TO 9
                       TO 12 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 30
                       MPH.
   VENTILATION TREND...EXCELLENT/240000 KNOT-FT BY EARLY-EVENING
                       BECOMING POOR/2500 KNOT-FT BY LATE-EVENING.

FOR SATURDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED
                       SHOWERS...SOME WITH THUNDER IN THE
                       AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......30 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 59-61.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 23-26 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 14 TO
                       19 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
                       GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......13000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 21 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/272230 KNOT-FT AT 1300 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...EXCELLENT/229943 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/237500 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

$$

REQUESTED BY...AMY SIMMS
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130517.CHINO.01/ABQ









000
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

$$

REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130516.CHINO.01/ABQ









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