FNUS75 KABQ 291635
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR HOP CANYON RX...CIBOLA NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1035 AM MDT FRI MAY 29 2009

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

DISCUSSION...MORNING DRAINAGE WIND WILL PERSIST OUT OF A SOUTHERLY
DIRECTION TODAY AS LOW PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE WEST.
THUNDERSTORMS HAVE ALREADY INITIATED IN THE VICINITY AND WILL
PROVIDE CLOUD COVER AND SOME SHOWERS TO CIBOLA DURING THE
AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.



FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1020 MDT 5/29/09
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......60 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 68-72.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 40-44 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH 7 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 13 MPH.
                       GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH 11 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....GOOD/99000 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN PARTLY
                       CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......50 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 49-53.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 73-78 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING
                       BECOMING EAST LESS THAN 8 MPH. GUSTY AND
               ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

FOR SATURDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......30 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 65-69.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 40-45 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH INCREASING TO 8 TO 12
                       MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                       WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                       AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 17 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....VERY GOOD/110500 KNOT-FT.

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...05

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REQUESTED BY...DEREK
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090529.HOPCA.01/ABQ