FNUS75 KABQ 291757
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR CHIBATO...ALBUQUERQUE BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1157 AM MDT WED JUL 29 2009

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

DISCUSSION...
A DISTURBANCE CAUGHT IN NORTHWEST FLOW WILL BE MOVING OVER THE
FIRE AREA DURING THE NEXT FEW HOURS. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL
TEND TO FIRE UP WITHIN THIS DISTURBANCE AND COULD AFFECT THE FIRE
AREA. GUSTY AND ERRATIC OUTFLOW WINDS WILL BE ONE GOOD POSSIBILITY
BUT THERE WILL BE SOME BREEZINESS REGARDLESS AS THE FLOW ALOFT IS
MODERATELY STRONG. A LITTLE LIGHTER WIND FLOW FOR THURSDAY.
STORMS WILL TEND TO MOVE TOWARDS THE SOUTHEAST TODAY.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                       AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......60 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 77-80.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 25-27 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST/NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 17 MPH. SOME
                       NORTHERLY WINDS VERY POSSIBLE.
                       GUSTS IN THE UPPER TEENS AND 20S. STRONGER
                       GUSTS AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                       NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 56-60.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 48-53 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST/NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE
                       EARLY EVENING BECOMING TERRAIN DOMINATED
                       LESS THAN 5 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                       EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

FOR THURSDAY
   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.......30 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 73-77.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 32-37 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH IN THE
                       MORNING BECOMING WEST/NORTHWEST 7 TO 12
                       MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

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 BEAVER
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090729.CHIBA.01/ABQ