FNUS75 KABQ 271831
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR CHATITO...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1231 PM MDT MON JUL 27 2009

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

DISCUSSION...
THERE WILL BE LESS COVERAGE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TODAY
VERSUS YESTERDAY BUT SOME WILL STILL BE AROUND. STORM MOVEMENT
WILL BE TOWARDS THE SOUTHEAST. POTENTIAL OF A WETTING RAIN
REMAINS...ALTHOUGH NOT A BIG CHANCE FOR TUESDAY. SOME OCCASIONAL
BREEZINESS DURING THE PEAK HEATING PERIOD ON TUESDAY...OTHERWISE
STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ASSOCIATED WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                       AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 83-85.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 23-26 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
                       IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......9500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST 15 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....VERY GOOD/142500 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN A SLIGHT
                       CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER
                       MIDNIGHT.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 54-58.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 65-70 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       WEST 3 TO 5 MPH BY MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

FOR TUESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 84-86.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 19-22 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH INCREASING TO 7 TO 10
                       MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                       WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......11000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 18 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/198000 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...IC  T   M ERIACHO
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090727.CHATI.01/ABQ