FNUS75 KABQ 102212
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR OJO DE LAS VACA...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
412 PM MDT TUE MAY 10 2011

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

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

DISCUSSION...
GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL PERSIST THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE
EARLY EVENING. RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE PRESENT AT NEARBY LOWER
ELEVATION SITES...BUT RH VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN NEAR OR
JUST ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON.
COOLER AIR TO MOVE IN THIS EVENING AS SOME ISOLATED SHOWERS
AND POSSIBLY A THUNDERSTORM DEVELOP LATER THIS EVENING.

COOLER TEMPERATURES ON WEDNESDAY WITH GUSTY WEST WINDS
DEVELOPING BEHIND THE FRONT BY MID MORNING AND STRENGTHENING
IN THE AFTERNOON.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SOME MID LEVEL CUMULUS
                       CLOUDS INCREASING THIS AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 65-69.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 15-20 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH THIS AFTERNOON WITH
                       GUSTS UP TO 35 OR 40 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......12500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH 26 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/325000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...EXCELLENT/328056 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                       AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE EVENING...THEN
                       A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER
                       MIDNIGHT.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 35-40.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 53-58 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 14 TO 24 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       WEST 12 TO 15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP
                       TO 35 MPH MAINLY BEFORE MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN
                       THE EVENING.

FOR WEDNESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 55-59.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 26-31 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO 25 TO
                       35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 OR 45 MPH.
                       GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......12500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 29 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/362500 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...EXCELLENT/226556 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/356914 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

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...05

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REQUESTED BY...SETH SADIN
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110510.OJODE.01/ABQ