FNUS75 KABQ 021453
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR OSHA...CAF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
853 AM MDT THU JUN 2 2011

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

DISCUSSION...HIGH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES PRESENT THIS MORNING WILL
BEGIN TO DECREASE INTO THE TEENS BY THE AFTERNOON HOURS. THESE LOW RH
VALUES COUPLED WITH INCREASING WINDS WILL CREATE BORDERLINE CRITICAL
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS AT BURN SITE THROUGH MOST OF THE DAY. PARTLY
CLOUDY SKY COVER WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING CLEARING OUT
OVERNIGHT LEAVING A MOSTLY CLEAR SKY BY FRIDAY MORNING. PARTLY CLOUDY
CONDITIONS WILL RETURNING BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. RH VALUES WILL INCREASE INTO
THE 30S TO 40S OVERNIGHT LEADING TO FAIR TO GOOD RH RECOVERIES BY MORNING.
WINDS WILL RETURN FRIDAY DURING THE AFTERNOON...BUT WILL BE SLIGHTLY
LOWER THAN TODAY.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 71-75.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 17-22 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 17
                       TO 27 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......15000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 35 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/525000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...EXCELLENT/419938 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/450000 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 43-47.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 28-33 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 20 MPH BECOMING SOUTH
                       7 TO 12 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 30
                       MPH.

FOR FRIDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING
                       PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 68-72.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 14-19 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO
                       SOUTHWEST 14 TO 19 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......14500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 28 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/406000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...EXCELLENT/287052 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/342486 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...21/01

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REQUESTED BY...TDC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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