FNUS75 KABQ 111148
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR OSHA...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
548 AM MDT SAT JUN 11 2011

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

DISCUSSION...
MOST OF THE LOW LEVEL MOISTURE THAT MADE IT INTO THE FIRE AREA
OVERNIGHT WILL GET SCOURED OUT BY INCREASING SOUTHWEST WINDS TODAY.
WE CANNOT RULE OUT A SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE
THE MOISTURE GETS SHOVED EAST. ANY STORM WILL PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS
BUT LITTLE RAIN. CONCERN WILL ALSO BE FOR LIGHTNING STRIKES. IT
WILL BE DRY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY WITH POOR RH RECOVERY TONIGHT AND
LOW RH VALUES SUNDAY. GUSTY WINDS SUNDAY WITH A HIGH HAINES INDEX.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 68-72.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 15-20 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO
                       SOUTHWEST 10 TO 16 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                       GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                       EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                       AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......14500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 19 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/275500 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...VERY GOOD/122293 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/281873 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLEAR. AREAS OF SMOKE.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......5 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 42-46.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 25-30 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 16 MPH DECREASING TO 4
                       TO 8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

FOR SUNDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 70-74.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 8-13 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO 14 TO
                       20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......17500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 29 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/507500 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...EXCELLENT/276889 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...40

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REQUESTED BY...CHRISTY CUTLER
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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