FNUS75 KABQ 301540
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR MEMORIAL...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
940 AM MDT MON MAY 30 2011

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

DISCUSSION...
THE UPPER TROUGH IS CURRENTLY CROSSING OVER NORTHERN NEW MEXICO.
WAVE CLOUDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE UPPER TROUGH ARE SHOWING UP WELL
ON VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGERY. AS THIS TROUGH CONTINUES ITS
PROGRESSION TOWARDS THE EAST/NORTHEAST...LOOK FOR THE SURFACE WIND
FLOW TO EVENTUALLY TURN WESTERLY DURING THE AFTERNOON. MUCH COOLER
TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT TODAY WITH MARGINALLY LOW HUMIDITY MID
TO LATE AFTERNOON. HAINES VALUES WILL BE A 4 TODAY INDICATING A
MORE STABLE ATMOSPHERE. MUCH DRIER AIRMASS WILL FLOW IN TONIGHT
AND PROVIDE POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES EVEN THOUGH TEMPERATURES
WILL BE COOL. SOME BREEZINESS EXPECTED TUESDAY AFTERNOON AS THE
UPPER FLOW TURNS MORE SOUTHERLY. HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL INTO THE
SINGLE DIGITS FOR A PERIOD ON TUESDAY. HAINES VALUES WILL ALSO
REBOUND TO A 5.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW HIGHER UP WAVE
                       CLOUDS...OTHERWISE CLOUDS THINNING LATER
                       IN THE DAY (20 TO 50 PCT COVERAGE).
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 60-62.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 14-17 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20
                       MPH INCREASING AND BECOMING WEST/SOUTHWEST
                       11 TO 17 MPH BY LATE MORNING. WINDS
                       WEST/SOUTHWEST 15 TO 23 MPH DURING THE
                       AFTERNOON WITH A MORE WESTERLY TILT LATER
                       IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS BETWEEN 28 TO 35 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 30 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/240000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...EXCELLENT/164552 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/208336 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 34-38.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 19-24 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST/NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 16 MPH THROUGH
                       2100 THEN NORTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH AFTER 2100.
                       GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH EARLY EVENING.

FOR TUESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 64-68.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 8-12 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........LIGHT NORTH/NORTHWEST BECOMING UPSLOPE
                       3 TO 6 MPH DURING THE MORNING.
                       SOUTH/SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH
                       DURING THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS IN THE LOW
                       TO MID 20S.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......10500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH 19 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/199500 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/86105 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/200019 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...50

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REQUESTED BY...KYLE
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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