FNUS75 KABQ 282351
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR OAK FIRE...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
551 PM MDT THU MAY 28 2009

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

DISCUSSION...RIDGE ALOFT CENTERED OVER THE FOUR CORNERS REGION...AND
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER EASTERN NEW MEXICO...WILL RESULT IN LOW
LEVEL EAST WINDS IN GENERAL...BUT WINDS COULD BE LIGHT AND
VARIABLE AT TIMES. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO IGNITE
AGAIN FRIDAY MIDDAY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN...THE LIGHT WINDS ALOFT
MAY MAKE FOR ERRATIC MOVEMENT OF CELLS.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OR
                       A SHORT LIVED THUNDERSTORM IN THE EVENING.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 42-46.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 65-70 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH. GUSTY
                       AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS.

FOR FRIDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 71-75.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 20-25 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH
                       8 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

FORECASTS FOR WINDS ARE 20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS AND MUST BE ADJUSTED
ACCORDING TO FUEL TYPE AND SHELTERING TO GET EYE LEVEL WIND SPEED.

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REQUESTED BY...SARAH DEMAY
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090528.OAKFI.01/ABQ