FNUS75 KABQ 061407
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR CHIVATO...NM-BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
807 AM MDT THU AUG 6 2009

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

DISCUSSION...UPPER LEVEL HIGH HAS MOVED TO THE EAST SUPPORTING
A SOUTH TO NORTH FLOW OF MOISTURE THAT WILL MOVE OVER THE BURN
SITE TODAY.  WATCH FOR SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO MOVE INTO
THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON...WITH A BETTER CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING.  WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON
MAINLY OUT OF THE SOUTH.  DRIER AIR MOVES OVER THE STATE ON FRIDAY
REDUCING THE CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN. GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS IN THE
AFTERNOON DRY CONDITIONS PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND.


FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLEAR THIS MORNING THEN BECOMING
                       PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                       AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 83-88.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 18-22 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO
                       SOUTH 14 TO 19 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY
                       AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR SHOWERS
                       AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN PARTLY
                       CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......30 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 50-55.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 60-65 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 7
                       TO 9 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH
                       EARLY. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

FOR FRIDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 80-85.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 16-21 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO 14
                       TO 19 MPH IN 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...05

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REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090806.CHIVA.01/ABQ