FNUS75 KABQ 171426
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR UPPER TAYLOR RX...SOCORRO BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
826 AM MDT WED JUN 17 2009

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

DISCUSSION...
HIGH LEVEL MOISTURE IN THE FORM OF CLOUDS HAS ALREADY MOVED OVER
THE AREA. IT WILL TAKE A LITTLE LONGER FOR SURFACE MOISTURE TO
INCREASE. HOW QUICK IS A LITTLE BIT OF A QUESTION MARK BUT AM
THINKING MINIMUM HUMIDITY WONT BE AS LOW AS YESTERDAY. A MORE
SIGNIFICANT RISE IS EXPECTED FOR THURSDAY WITH MODERATE
RECOVERIES OVERNIGHT. STRONGER WINDS OVERALL FOR TODAY VERSUS
THURSDAY.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0930 MDT 6/17/09
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS...SOME WITH THUNDER IN THE
                       AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 78-80.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 9-11 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH/SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH INCREASING
                       TO 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP
                       TO 25 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                       NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 21 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....VERY GOOD/115500 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN A CHANCE
                       OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......40 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 59-62.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 53-57 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING
                       WEST/NORTHWEST 2 TO 4 MPH BY 2100. GUSTS UP
                       TO 25 MPH EARLY. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                       EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.

FOR THURSDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH PERIODS OF MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                       CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......40 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 74-78.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 32-37 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST/SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       SOUTHWEST 9 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                       OCCASIONAL GUSTS IN THE TEENS. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH 14 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....GOOD/77000 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 20090617.UPPER.01/ABQ