FNUS75 KABQ 162145
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR RIO...IMT 3
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
345 PM MDT MON MAY 16 2011

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

DISCUSSION...
AN APPROACHING WEATHER SYSTEM FROM THE NORTHWEST COMBINED WITH
DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE EAST OF THE FIRE WILL SUPPORT GUSTY
WINDS THIS EVENING...AND REDEVELOPING GUSTS ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
MORE CLOUDS TUESDAY WILL KEEP MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES A LITTLE LOWER
AND HUMIDITIES A LITTLE HIGHER THAN EXPERIENCED MONDAY. NO
VENTILATION PROBLEMS EXPECTED...AND NO WETTING RAINS EXPECTED
UNTIL WEATHER SYSTEM DRAWS CLOSER BY MIDWEEK.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 40-42.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 36-39 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH WINDS INCREASING TO 8 TO 17 MPH
                       BECOMING WEST 7
                       TO 9 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

FOR TUESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 65-67.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 18-21 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO 9 TO 16
                       MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 24 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/240000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...VERY GOOD/133467 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/232494 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...25

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REQUESTED BY...3-91
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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