FNUS75 KABQ 292359
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR MAIN...CIBOLA NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
559 PM MDT WED JUL 29 2009

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

DISCUSSION...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL
CONTINUE TO PUSH TO THE EAST SOUTHEAST OVER THE BURN AREA. THE
SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL PRODUCE FAIRLY LIGHT RAINFALL AMOUNTS...BUT
GUSTY WINDS WILL BE COMMON WITH ANY PASSING SHOWER OR STORM.
HUMIDITY SHOULD RECOVER TO NEAR 50 PERCENT AS TEMPERATURES FALL
TO NEAR 60 DEGREES AND SHOWERS AND STORMS DECREASE IN COVERAGE. A
COLD FRONT WILL ALSO PUSH THROUGH DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS
AND WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE EAST NORTHEAST. SLIGHTLY COOLER
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY WITH WINDS SHIFTING FROM
SOUTHEAST TO A MORE SOUTHWESTERLY DIRECTION BY AFTERNOON.


FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......30 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 78-82.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 29-34 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTH NORTHEAST AT 7 TO 11 MPH WITH
                       OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 18 MPH. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
                       INTO THE EVENING.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......11500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 19 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/218500 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.......30 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 59-63.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 46-51 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       EAST NORTHEAST AFTER 2 AM AS FRONT PASSES
                       THROUGH THE AREA. 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 30-35 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 10 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....GOOD/75000 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...52

$$

REQUESTED BY...IRIS MARTINE
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090729.MAIN_.02/ABQ