FNUS75 KABQ 022352
FWSABQ

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

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

DISCUSSION...SOUTHWEST WINDS ALOFT WITH BURN SITE ON THE WESTERN
EDGE OF A MORE MOIST ENVIRONMENT. ISOLATED BUILDUPS POSSIBLE NEAR
THE BURN SITE THIS EVENING WHICH MAY RESULT IN ERRATIC GUSTY
WINDS BUT NO RAIN. ONLY POOR TO FAIR RH RECOVERY TONIGHT WITH
MINIMUM RH VALUES BELOW 15 PERCENT FRIDAY. HAINES OF 6 ALSO
FORECAST FOR FRIDAY...BUT WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO STAY BELOW
CRITERIA FOR CRITICAL CONDITIONS. POTENTIAL FOR DRY LIGHTNING
WILL INCREASE SATURDAY AS THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE EAST OF
NEW MEXICO MIGRATES WESTWARD.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 45-49.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 30-35 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 18 MPH DIMINISHING TO 5
                       TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 30
                       MPH. ERRATIC AND GUSTY WINDS NEAR ANY
                       BUILDUPS.

FOR FRIDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING
                       PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 72-77.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 10-15 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO
                       SOUTHWEST 13 TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                       GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......14000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 32 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/448000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...EXCELLENT/276822 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/385536 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.

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