FNUS75 KABQ 111528
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR OJO DE LA VACA...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
928 AM MDT WED MAY 11 2011

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

DISCUSSION...
UPPER LEVEL LOW MOVING EAST NEAR THE COLORADO LINE TODAY WILL BRING
ISOLATED TO LOCALLY SCATTERED MOSTLY LIGHT SHOWERS AND AN ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORM OR TWO TO THE AREA THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON OR VERY EARLY
EVENING. ONLY A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR ANY WETTING RAIN AMOUNTS...THOUGH
LIGHTER SHOWERS WILL BE MORE COMMON. TEMPERATURES CHILLY ENOUGH TO
ALLOW SOME SNOW OR SNOW PELLETS TO MIX WITH THE RAIN THIS MORNING...
BUT NO ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED. HIGHS 15 TO 20 DEGREES BELOW MID-MAY
NORMALS TODAY. FAIR TO GOOD HUMIDITY RECOVERY TONIGHT. STILL WINDY
AT TIMES TODAY WITH ONLY BREEZY CONDITIONS THURSDAY.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                       AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT CHANCE FOR WETTING RAIN...TENTH OF
                       AN INCH OR MORE. 40 PERCENT CHANCE FOR LIGHTER
                       SHOWERS UNDER A TENTH OF AN INCH.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 54-58.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 25-30 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST 10 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 19 TO 28 MPH
                       AFTER 11 AM OR NOON. GUSTS BETWEEN 30 AND 40
                       MPH. BRIEFLY HIGHER AND ERRATIC WINDS NEAR
                       ANY THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......11000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 28 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/308000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...EXCELLENT/244162 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/304768 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 35-39.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 50-55 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 13 TO 25 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 6
                       TO 13 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 35
                       MPH POSSIBLE BEFORE 10 PM.

FOR THURSDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 63-67.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 18-23 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST 7 TO 14 MPH THEN 13 TO 20 MPH IN
                       THE AFTERNOON. A FEW GUSTS TO NEAR 25 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......9500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST 24 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/228000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...VERY GOOD/129719 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING VERY GOOD/133305 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...43

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REQUESTED BY...EDWARD LUJAN
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110511.OJODE.01/ABQ