FNUS75 KABQ 152333
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR RIO...NORTHERN PUEBLOS AGENCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
533 PM MDT SUN MAY 15 2011

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

DISCUSSION...
WINDS DIMINISH THIS EVENING A BIT...THOUGH THERE STILL BE BE A LIGHT
TO MODERATE SOUTHEAST WIND DEVELOP LATE THIS EVENING. THAT SHOULD
DIMINISH TOWARD DAWN...BUT PICK UP FROM THE SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST BY
MIDDAY OR EARLY AFTERNOON. WIND AND HUMIDITY CONDITIONS MAY BRIEFLY
APPROACH CRITICAL LEVELS FOR AN HOUR OR TWO MID TO LATE AFTERNOON.
DRY WEATHER TIL AT LEAST TUESDAY NIGHT...BUT THERE WILL BE SOME
CHANCE OF SHOWERS BUT ALSO A THUNDERSTORM OR TWO BY WEDNESDAY.


FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 36-40.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 50-55 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST 7 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                       NEAR 20 MPH POSSIBLE...SHIFTING TO THE
                       SOUTHEAST 6 TO 12 MPH AFTER 11 PM WITH SLIGHT
                       CHANCE GUSTS BETWEEN 15 AND 20 MPH. DIRECTION
                       MAY BECOME A LITTLE LIGHTER AND MORE TERRAIN
                       DOMINATED AFTER 4 OR 5 AM.

FOR MONDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 72-76.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 9-14 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........VARIABLE DIRECTION 5 TO 11 MPH INCREASING
                       FROM THE SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST TO 12 TO 20 MPH
                       IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 25 OR 30 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......14000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 20 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/280000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...VERY GOOD/118259 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/274849 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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