FNUS75 KABQ 012157
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR OSHA...CAF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
357 PM MDT WED JUN 1 2011

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

DISCUSSION...INCREASED LOW LEVEL MOISTURE HAS OVERSPREAD MUCH OF NEW MEXICO
AND HAS AIDED IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF SOME SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH LIGHTNING
AND WETTING RAINS THIS AFTERNOON OVER THE EAST SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS
AND CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN. THESE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO THIS
EVENING AND MOVE NORTHEAST FURTHER INTO ADJACENT HIGHLANDS AND EASTERN PLAINS.
SURROUNDING AREAS MAY OBSERVE SOME MIX OF WET AND DRY THUNDERSTORMS. PREVAILING
WINDS AREAWIDE ARE SOUTHERLY WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH THROUGH THIS EVENING
BEFORE DIMINISHING.

HUMIDITY RECOVERY TONIGHT WILL BE GOOD TO EXCELLENT. WINDS OVER NEW MEXICO WILL
INCREASE TOMORROW...PARTICULARLY IN THE WESTERN ZONES AND ALONG THE NORTHEAST
TO CENTRAL HIGHLANDS. SOME RESIDUAL MOISTURE WILL LIKELY BE LEFT BEHIND FOR SOME
ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EASTERN HALF OF THE
STATE...BUT WARM TEMPERATURES AND DAYTIME MIXING WILL STILL KEEP HUMIDITY FAIRLY
LOW. THE COMBINATION OF INCREASING WINDS AND LOWERING HUMIDITY WILL GENERATE
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS FOR A FEW HOURS TOMORROW AFTERNOON OVER THIS FIRE. A
RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR TOMORROW FROM NOON TO 8 PM FOR AREAS TO THE WEST
OF THIS FIRE AND A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT TOMORROW FOR AREAS EAST OF THIS
FIRE.  MODERATE BREEZES ARE EXPECTED ON FRIDAY AND THE FOLLOWING SEVERAL DAYS WITH
STORMS CONTINUING TO IMPACT PORTIONS OF NEW MEXICO.

   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                       EVENING...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 43-47.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 68-73 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH BECOMING SOUTH
                       8 TO 11 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 30
                       MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.

FOR THURSDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 74-78.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 17-22 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO
                       SOUTHWEST 16 TO 21 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                       GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......14500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 39 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/565500 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...EXCELLENT/452994 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/500000 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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