FNUS75 KABQ 091510
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR CANDY KITCHEN...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
910 AM MDT THU JUL 9 2009

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

DISCUSSION...
STREAM OF MOISTURE HAS FLOWED UP FROM THE SOUTH. EXPECT CELL
DEVELOPMENT...INITIALLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN...LATE THIS MORNING
OR DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON. CELLS WILL TEND TO MOVE FROM
SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST TODAY. THEY WILL BE OF THE HIT AND MISS
VARIETY AND INITIALLY START OUT ON THE DRIER SIDE. THUNDERSTORMS
WILL BECOME WETTER AS THE DAY PROGRESSES ALTHOUGH THE WETTING RAIN
FOOTPRINT WILL STILL BE FAIRLY SMALL. SIMILAR WEATHER OVERALL FOR
FRIDAY ALTHOUGH THERE WILL BE SOME HUMIDITY FLUCTUATIONS DUE TO
VARYING CLOUD COVER.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0925 MDT 7/9/09
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH PERIODS OF MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                       CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......50 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 83-86.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 22-25 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH INCREASING TO
                       WEST/SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                       GUSTS IN THE TEENS TO AROUND 20 MPH.
                       STRONGER GUSTS AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                       NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......9500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 13 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....VERY GOOD/123500 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 56-59.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 62-67 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       SOUTH 2 TO 5 MPH BY MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

FOR FRIDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......30 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 84-87.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 22-25 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH WIND 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING
                       SOUTHWEST 6 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                       GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......9500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 9 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....GOOD/85500 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...R WHITE
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090709.CANDY.01/ABQ