FNUS75 KABQ 081428
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR 425 RX...CIBOLA NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
828 AM MDT WED JUL 8 2009

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

DISCUSSION...
HUMIDITY VALUES AND TEMPERATURES WILL TREND SLIGHTLY UP TODAY.
ALTHOUGH EXPECT HUMIDITY VALUES TO FALL BACK INTO THE TEENS.
MODERATE TO GOOD RECOVERY EXPECTED TONIGHT AS A LITTLE MORE
MOISTURE TRIES TO SEEP UP FROM THE SOUTH. BETTER CHANCE OF
DEVELOPING SOME STORMS OVER THE DIVIDE AREA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
VERSUS TUESDAY. PERHAPS SOME BUILDUPS OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN LATER
TODAY BUT MUCH BETTER CHANCE OF VIRGA THAN LIGHTNING STRIKES.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0835 MDT 7/8/09
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN PARTLY
                       CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF DRY
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 80-84.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 15-18 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST/SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH INCREASING
                       TO 7 TO 11 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS IN
                       THE MID TEENS TO LOWER 20S DURING
                       THE PEAK HEATING PERIOD. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                       WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                       AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 20 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/200000 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF DRY
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. BECOMING
                       MOSTLY CLEAR AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 55-58.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 65-69 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH EARLY EVENING AND
                       THEN BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE BY LATE
                       EVENING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                       NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.

FOR THURSDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 75-79.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 25-30 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST/SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH INCREASING
                       WESTERLY TO 7 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                       GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 13 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....GOOD/97500 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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