FNUS75 KABQ 311300 FWSABQ SPOT FORECAST FOR CHUPADERA RX...SOCORRO BLM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 700 AM MDT TUE MAY 31 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. DISCUSSION...WINDS WILL NOT BE AS STRONG TODAY AS THEY HAVE BEEN THE PAST TWO DAYS...BUT WILL STILL BE MODERATELY BREEZY BY AFTERNOON. EXPECT DIRECTION TO GRADUALLY VEER TO MORE EASTERLY BY NOON AND THEN SOUTHEASTERLY INTO THE LATE AFTERNOON WITH SPEEDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH AND OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH...ESPECIALLY ON EASTERLY FACING RIDGES/SLOPES. TEMPERATURES WILL BE NEAR NORMAL IN THE UPPER 70S TO MID 80S WITH VERY LOW HUMIDITY BY LATE AFTERNOON NEAR 5 PERCENT. ONLY A FEW HIGH CIRRUS CLOUDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH AFTERNOON...BUT LOW LAYER MOISTURE IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE OVERNIGHT. THUS HUMIDITY WILL RECOVER TO NEAR 60-70 PERCENT WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM. WARMER TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0645 MDT 5/31/11 CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY. CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 79-83. RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 4-9 PERCENT. 20 FOOT WIND........NORTH AT 7 TO 11 MPH...TURNING EAST AT 9 TO 15 BY EARLY AFTERNOON AND SOUTHEASTERLY BY LATE AFTERNOON. OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. FOR TONIGHT CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 58-62. RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 61-70 PERCENT. 20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 15 MPH IN THE EVENING WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. TURNING NORTHERLY AT 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. FOR WEDNESDAY CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 82-86. RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 22-27 PERCENT. 20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO 14 TO 19 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE 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...52 $$ REQUESTED BY...LANN MOORE REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110531.CHUPA.01/ABQ