FNUS75 KABQ 171654
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR MAIN...CIBOLA NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1054 AM MDT MON AUG 17 2009

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

DISCUSSION...CONTINUED WARM AND DRY TODAY WITH VERY LOW AFTERNOON
RH VALUES. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE FIRE AREA LATE TONIGHT.
A LITTLE MOISTURE SHOULD SPILL OVER THE RIDGE TOPS ONTO THE WEST
SIDE OF THE SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS...BRINGING SLIGHTLY HIGHER
RH VALUES TUESDAY WITH COOLER TEMPERATURES. ENOUGH MOISTURE MAY
LINGER FOR AN ISOLATED STORM TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING
                       PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 81-85.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 12-17 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 54-58.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 47-52 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

FOR TUESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                       AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......30 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 75-79.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 19-24 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       SOUTH 7 TO 10 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...40

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REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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