FNUS75 KABQ 282052
FWSABQ

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

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

DISCUSSION...
CURRENTLY RADAR IMAGERY SHOWING A VERY SMALL CELL TOWARDS THE
NORTHWEST OF THE FIRE AREA...OTHERWISE MOST OF THE ACTIVITY IS
WELL TO THE NORTH AND SLOWLY MOVING TOWARDS THE SOUTH/SOUTHWEST.
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING AND WILL
RESUME WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS COULD BE
SOMEWHAT VARIABLE DURING THE EARLY TO MID EVENING BUT SHOULD
EVENTUALLY LIE DOWN AND BECOMING TERRAIN DRIVEN AS THE FLOW ALOFT
IS VERY LIGHT.

FOR TODAY FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.  SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN A SLIGHT
                       CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 43-46.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 65-70 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH/SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING
                       TO THE NORTH/NORTHEAST MID TO LATE EVENING.
                       EXPECT SOME VARIABILITY HOWEVER. STRONGER
                       GUSTS NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.

FOR FRIDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 74-78.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 23-28 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........DEVEOPING SOUTH/SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8
                       MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH/SOUTHWEST
                       6 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. OCCASIONAL
                       GUSTS IN THE MID TEENS. 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.

FORECASTER...50

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REQUESTED BY...JULIAN
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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