FNUS75 KABQ 311559
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SPOT FORECAST FOR CHUPADERO...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
959 AM MDT TUE MAY 31 2011

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

DISCUSSION...SINGLE DIGIT MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES THIS AFTERNOON
WITH A MODERATELY BREEZY BY AFTERNOON. WIND DIRECTIONS TO SHIFT FROM AN
EASTERLY DIRECTION TO SOUTH SOUTHEASTERLY THIS AFTERNOON...AND TO SOUTH
SOUTHWESTERLY BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON WITH SPEEDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH AND
OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. DAYTIME TEMPERATURES WILL BE NEAR NORMAL
IN THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 70S. ONLY A FEW HIGH CIRRUS CLOUDS ARE EXPECTED
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...BUT LOW LEVEL LAYER MOISTURE WILL MOVE FROM
SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO TO NORTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO DURING THE DAY TODAY
AND ESPECIALLY TOMORROW. OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERIES POOR TO FAIR.
WARMER TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF AN
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND OR THUNDERSTORMS WITH DRY LIGHTNING IN AND AROUND
THE HIGHEST TERRAIN AND RIDGE TOPS.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 71-75.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 7-12 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........EAST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTH 7
                       TO 16 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 30
                       MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......11500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH 23 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/264500 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/67141 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/260014 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 42-46.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 27-32 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO 9 TO
                       15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

FOR WEDNESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 80-84.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 13-18 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO
                       SOUTHWEST 14 TO 19 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                       GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......18000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 27 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/486000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...EXCELLENT/190711 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/472311 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...01

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REQUESTED BY...PENA
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110531.CHUPA.02/ABQ