FNUS75 KABQ 301827
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR CHIBATO...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1227 PM MDT THU JUL 30 2009

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

DISCUSSION...
ANOTHER WAVE IS CURRENTLY MOVING OVERHEAD. THIS WILL SPARK SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN IT. SOME OF THE STORMS WILL CONTAIN
WETTING RAIN AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. GUSTS OF WIND
THE PAST FEW DAYS WITH THE STRONGER STORMS HAS BEEN AS HIGH
AS 50 MPH. STORM MOVEMENT WILL BE TOWARDS THE EAST/SOUTHEAST.
SLIGHTLY DRIER AND WARMER FOR FRIDAY AND THAT SHOULD LEAD TO
A MIXTURE OF WET AND DRY STORMS DURING THE AFTERNOON. A LITTLE
LESS COVERAGE IS EXPECTED ON FRIDAY.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. OCCASIONALLY MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                       A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......50 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 78-80.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 20-23 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST/NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. OCCASIONAL
                       GUSTS IN THE UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 20S.
                       STRONGER GUSTS AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                       NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......30 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 50-54.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 62-67 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST/NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 11 MPH SHIFTING
                       TO THE SOUTH/SOUTHEAST 4 TO 6 MPH AFTER
                       MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                       NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.

FOR FRIDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF DRY
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 80-83.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 17-20 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST/SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING
                       TO THE NORTHWEST 7 TO 9 MPH IN THE
                       AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                       EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.

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
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090730.CHIBA.01/ABQ