FNUS75 KABQ 091446
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR 425 RX...FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
846 AM MDT THU JUL 9 2009

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

DISCUSSION...
MID LEVEL MOISTURE HAS STREAMED UP FROM THE SOUTH OVERNIGHT. THE
EMBEDDED CELL ACTIVITY WITHIN THIS STREAM HAS MOVED TO THE NORTH OF
THE BURN AREA BUT LOOK FOR REDEVELOPMENT LATE THIS MORNING. HIT AND
MISS SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL EXIST DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING
HOURS. AS THE DAY PROGRESSES...THE FOOTPRINT FOR WETTING RAIN
SHOULD INCREASE BUT THE STORMS WILL PROBABLY START OUT ON THE
DRIER SIDE. THUS...GUSTY WINDS EMITTED FROM SHOWER DEVELOPMENT
WILL BE A FACTOR TODAY. STORM MOVEMENT WILL BE FROM SOUTHWEST
TO NORTHEAST. BETTER RECOVERIES TONIGHT WITH SIMILAR HUMIDITY
READINGS ON FRIDAY.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT 7/9/09
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. OCCASIONALLY MOSTLY
                       CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS...PRIMARILY IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......50 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 77-81.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 25-30 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH INCREASING TO
                       WEST/SOUTHWEST 8 TO 11 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                       GUSTS IN THE TEENS TO AROUND 20 MPH.
                       STRONGER GUSTS AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                       NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 12 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....VERY GOOD/120000 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 55-59.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 67-72 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH BECOMING
                       LIGHTER DURING THE LATE EVENING. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

FOR FRIDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. OCCASIONALLY MOSTLY
                       CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......40 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 79-83.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 23-27 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH/SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH.
                       GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 9 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....GOOD/72000 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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