FNUS75 KABQ 051405
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR CHIVATO...ABQ BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
805 AM MDT WED AUG 5 2009

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

DISCUSSION...UPPER LEVEL HIGH WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT VERY WARM
AND DRY CONDITIONS TODAY. STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ASSOCIATED WITH ANY
THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP MAINLY OVER THE HIGH TERRAIN. THE HIGH
MOVES TO THE EAST ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY IN ADVANCE ON AN UPPER
LEVEL TROUGH APPROACHING THE STATE.  GUSTY SOUTH THEN SOUTHWEST WINDS
WILL DEVELOP EACH DAY AND A SOUTH TO NORTH MOISTURE TAP WILL MOVE
INTO WESTERN NEW MEXICO. ANY THUNDERSTORMS ON THURSDAY SHOULD BE
OF THE WET VARIETY.


FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......CLEAR THIS MORNING BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY THIS
                       AFTERNOON WITH CUMULUS CLOUDS DEVELOPING. A
                       SLIGHT CHANCE OF MAINLY DRY THUNDERSTORMS IN
                       THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 81-85.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 15-20 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH
                       THEN INCREASING TO 8 TO 12 MPH AND BECOMING
                       SOUTH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN
                       THE AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                       AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. CLOUDS
                       DECREASING AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 56-60.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 48-53 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       SOUTHWEST 7 TO 9 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTY
                       AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.

FOR THURSDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLEAR THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                       A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                       AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 77-81.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 28-23 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH INCREASING TO
                       SOUTH 9 TO 14 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...05

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REQUESTED BY...S  DAUGHTERY
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090805.CHIVA.01/ABQ