FNUS75 KABQ 010052
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR TAOS BYPASS HAZ MAT...TAOS DISPATCH CENTER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
652 PM MDT TUE MAR 31 2009

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

DISCUSSION...
LOW PRESSURE EAST OF THE SCENE COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS IN THE UPPER
ATMOSPHERE WILL GET WINDS OFF TO A GUSTY START ON WEDNESDAY MORNING
WITH SOUTHWEST WIND SPEEDS INCREASING RAPIDLY AFTER 6 AM MDT AND
BECOMING GUSTY IN THE AFTERNOON. WEATHER SYSTEM NOW WEST OF THE SCENE
WILL MOVE RAPIDLY EASTWARD ACROSS THE SCENE ON WEDNESDAY WITH
MORNING SHOWERS DEVELOPING. AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING NORTH
AND WEST OF THE SCENE WILL MOVE SOUTH AND EAST ACROSS THE SCENE ON
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......INCREASING CLOUDS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 22-24.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 56-59 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. SHIFTING
                       TO SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH BY 6 AM MDT.

FOR WEDNESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS...SOME
                       WITH THUNDER IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......30 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 46-48.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 29-32 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 MPH BY
                       8 AM MDT INCREASING TO
                       WEST 18 TO 28 MPH AFTER NOON MDT. GUSTS UP
                       TO 35 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                       NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 21 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....VERY GOOD/147000 KNOT-FT.

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...ROBIN HOLBROOK
REASON FOR REQUEST...HAZMAT
.TAG 20090331.TAOSB.01/ABQ