FNUS75 KABQ 021954
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR FERGUSON 2...N2S
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
154 PM MDT TUE JUN 2 2009

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

DISCUSSION...
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NUMEROUS ALTHOUGH THE MAIN BATCH
OF STORMS WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT SOUTHWARD AS COOLER AND MORE STABLE
AIR INVADES THE FIRE AREA FROM THE NORTH/NORTHEAST. THE INITIAL
FRONT HAS ALREADY PUSHED THROUGH THE AREA SO HUMIDITY VALUES SHOULD
EITHER HOLD STEADY OR GRADUALLY GO UP OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS.
STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE STORMS. LOW CLOUD COVER
WILL DEVELOP OVER THE FIRE AREA TONIGHT AND WILL EVENTUALLY ERODE
AWAY MID TO LATE MORNING ON WEDNESDAY. STORMS WILL FORM OVER THE
HIGHER TERRAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND PUSH TOWARDS THE FIRE AREA.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......70 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 76-78.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUMS MOSTLY LIKELY OCCURRED
                       BETWEEN 29-34 PERCENT. MINIMUMS REST OF THE
                       AFTERNOON WOULD BE IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER
                       40S.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS...SLIGHT CHANCE AFTER
                       MIDNIGHT WITH MAINLY DRIZZLE OR VERY LIGHT
                       RAIN.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......50 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 44-48.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 81-86 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH BECOMING NORTH
                       5 TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

FOR WEDNESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                       AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN A
                       CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                       AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......50 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 72-76.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 36-41 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTH/NORTHEAST LESS 8 MPH BECOMING
                       SOUTH/SOUTHEAST 8 TO 12 MPH LATE MORNING
                       INTO THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                       EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

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...50

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REQUESTED BY...V GARCIA
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090602.FERGU.01/ABQ