FNUS75 KABQ 171650
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR OLGUIN...FS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1050 AM MDT MON MAY 17 2010

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

DISCUSSION...
WINDS WILL INCREASE A BIT TODAY VERSUS YESTERDAY. THEY WILL INCREASE
MORE ON TUESDAY AHEAD OF A PACIFIC LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM. HUMIDITY
VALUES WILL BE A BIT LOWER TODAY VERSUS WHAT THEY SHOULD BE ON
TUESDAY BUT MINIMUM READINGS SHOULD BE IN THE TEENS PRETTY MUCH BOTH
DAYS. SOME MOISTURE LEAKED INTO THE UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY LAST
BUT THIS MOISTURE SHOULD EVENTUALLY MIX OUT IN THE FORM OF SOME
ENHANCED CUMULUS CLOUDS AND PERHAPS EVEN SOME HIGHER BASED SHOWER
ACTIVITY. THE MAIN THUNDER ACTIVITY SHOULD BE ALONG THE SANGRES
EASTWARD.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING
                       PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SOME HIGH
                       BASED VIRGA SHOWERS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-75.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 14-17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........COMBINED UPSLOPE AND SOUTHWEST WINDS
                       5 TO 8 MPH INCREASING TO 9 TO 12 MPH
                       WITH GUSTS IN THE UPPER TEENS TO
                       LOWER 20S DURING THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT....... .13500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 18 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/243000 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-44.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 33-38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........SOUTH/SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH
                       EARLY...BECOMING LIGHT DOWNSLOPE BY
                       MID EVENING. PERHAPS A LIGHT
                       SOUTHEASTERLY LATER TONIGHT.

FOR TUESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY DURING THE MORNING.
                       PARTLY CLOUDY DURING THE AFTERNOON WITH
                       A SLIGHT CHANCE OF HIGHER BASED SHOWERS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-72.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........INCREASING SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH
                       DURING THE MORNING...BECOMING 12 TO 17 MPH
                       IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT....... .12500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 26 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/325000 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...50

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REQUESTED BY...NATE DRAEGER
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100517.OLGUI.01/ABQ