FNUS75 KABQ 181648
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR OLGUIN...FS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1048 AM MDT TUE MAY 18 2010

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

DISCUSSION...
A PACIFIC UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST. IN
RESPONSE THE MID LEVEL FLOW WILL STRENGTHEN PRETTY SUBSTANTIALLY.
HOWEVER...WITH THE ABUNDANT CLOUD COVER AROUND...WINDS ARENT
EXPECTED TO BECOME REALLY STRONG. REGARDLESS...YOU SHOULD NOTICE
SOME GUSTY WINDS AT THE CANOPY LEVEL AS THE DAY PROGRESSES.
HUMIDITY VALUES SHOULD ALSO LOWER INTO THE LOWER 20S BUT AGAIN...
THE THICKER CLOUD COVER WILL HELP KEEP HUMIDITY READINGS FROM
FALLING OUT OF SITE. IF THE CLOUD COVER THINS A BIT MORE THEN
HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL A LITTLE LOWER THAN WHAT IS INDICATED
IN THE SPOT. A WEAK TO MODERATE COLD FRONT WILL SWING ACROSS THE
AREA LATER THIS EVENING. LOOK FOR A WIND SHIFT DURING THIS PERIOD.
BREEZIER CONDITIONS EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY AS THE MID LEVEL FLOW
TURNS WEST/NORTHWEST.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                       AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-67.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH INCREASING TO
                       SOUTHWEST 12 TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                       GUSTS UP TO 28 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                       EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                       AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT....... .11500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 27 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/310500 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....34-37.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 61-66 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........WEST WINDS 8 TO 16 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 10
                       MPH AROUND MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.
                       GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.

FOR WEDNESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-63.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 22-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........WEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 12 TO
                       17 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 27 MPH.
                       GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT....... .11000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 23 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/253000 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...DOMINIC HAMMER
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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