FNUS75 KABQ 061554
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR CHRISTMAS...MADRID VFD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
954 AM MDT MON JUL 6 2009

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

DISCUSSION...
ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP
ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND MARCH
SOUTHEASTWARD DURING THE DAY. THE MAIN THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
ESPECIALLY LATER IN THE DAY SHOULD BE FOUND EAST OF THE FIRE AREA
BUT CANT RULE OUT A DIRECT HIT EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON. THESE
STORMS WILL PRODUCE A WETTING RAIN ALTHOUGH SOME LIGHTNING COULD
BE FOUND ON THE OUTSIDE EDGE OF THE WETTING RAIN. STRONG GUSTS
WILL BE ASSOCIATED WITH THUNDERSTORM OUTFLOWS.

FOR TODAY
   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.......40 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 74-78.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 27-32 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTH/NORTHWEST WIND 3 TO 7 MPH BECOMING
                       GENERALLY WEST/SOUTHWEST ALTHOUGH EXPECT
                       SHIFTING DURING THE AFTERNOON.
                       SPEEDS 7 TO 11 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                       EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......13000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 16 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/208000 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...PHIL UNDERCUFFLER
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090706.CHRIS.01/ABQ