FNUS75 KABQ 091510
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR UPPER TAYLOR RX...SOCORRO BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
910 AM MDT TUE JUN 9 2009

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

DISCUSSION...
BAND OF GENERALLY LIGHT WITH EMBEDDED MODERATE RAINFALL EXTENDS
BACK INTO MEXICO TOWARDS THE SOUTHWEST. THE MOVEMENT OF THIS BAND
IS TOWARDS THE NORTHEAST OR OVER THE FIRE AREA. THIS BAND IS
EXPECTED TO DIMINISH SOMEWHAT BY LATE MORNING BUT A RESUMPTION OF
HIT AND MISS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE GREATER AREA IS
EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON DUE TO SOME PARTIAL SURFACE HEATING.
POTENTIAL OF OBSERVING 0.02 TO 0.05 HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH IS REAL
POSSIBLE THIS MORNING. CONTINUED CHANCES OF RAIN OVERNIGHT WITH AN
OVERALL DRYING TREND EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY...ESPECIALLY DURING THE
AFTERNOON AS DRIER AIR ALOFT TRIES TO FILTER IN FROM THE SOUTHWEST.
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE HIGHLY VOLATILE TODAY DUE TO THE GUST
POTENTIAL FROM AREA SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. BUT ALSO THANKS TO
HEAVY CLOUD COVER WHICH CAN ACT TO IMPEDE SURFACE MIXING.

NOTE: THE WIND DIRECTION SEEMS TO BE STUCK AT 180 DEGREES. HAS BEEN
THIS WAY FOR THE PAST 2 WEEKS OR SO.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT 6/9/09
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY TO CLOUDY WITH VERY SHORT
                       BREAKS TO PARTIAL SUN IN THE AFTERNOON.
                       LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE RAIN SHOWERS
                       THIS MORNING. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                       THE AFTERNOON WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......80 PERCENT FOR MEASURABLE THIS MORNING
                       BECOMING 60 PERCENT DURING THE AFTERNOON.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 70-74.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 21-25 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH/SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 11 MPH
                       INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 13 TO 18 MPH IN
                       THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS IN THE 20S TO AROUND
                       30 MPH. MUCH STRONGER WINDS POSSIBLE DUE
                       TO SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AREA.
                       ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 25 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/212500 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A
                       SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                       EVENING...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                       AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......50 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 56-58.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 57-62 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 16 MPH DECREASING TO 5
                       TO 9 MPH BY MID TO LATE EVENING. GUSTS UP
                       TO 27 MPH EARLY EVENING. STRONGER GUSTS
                       AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.

FOR WEDNESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...FAVORING THE
                       MORNING TO EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 74-78.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 20-25 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO
                       SOUTHWEST 11 TO 17 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                       GUSTS BETWEEN 22 TO 28 MPH DURING THE
                       AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......10500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 22 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/231000 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...50

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REQUESTED BY...JONATHAN SMITH
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090609.UPPER.01/ABQ