FNUS75 KABQ 201800
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR FISHER...MAGDALENA RD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1200 PM MDT THU AUG 20 2009

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

DISCUSSION...
WEATHER CHANGE ON THE WAY BUT MORE FOR TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. IN THE
MEANTIME...LOW HUMIDITY AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL BE THE NORMAL.
HAINES INDEX WILL ALSO BE HIGH TODAY. WINDS MORE VARIABLE DURING
THE AFTERNOON...AHEAD OF THE CHANGE. BACK DOOR FRONT CURRENTLY
SQEEZING THROUGH THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN AND WILL EVENTUALLY
OOZE INTO THE AREA THIS EVENING. HUMIDITY WILL COME UP BEHIND THIS
MORE EASTERLY CHANGE. THERE SHOULD BE ENOUGH MOISTURE AROUND ON
FRIDAY TO PRODUCE SOME HIT AND MISS STORMS. GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS
WOULD BE THE BIGGEST CONCERN WITH THIS ACTIVITY BUT HUMIDITY
VALUES WILL TREND UP.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY. A FEW FLAT CUMULUS DURING THE
                       AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 83-87.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 11-15 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........VARIABLE WIND FLOW EXPECTED.
                       INITIALLY SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH BUT
                       SOME SWITCHING BETWEEN NORTHWEST AND
                       SOUTHWEST DURING THE AFTERNOON. SPEEDS LESS
                       THAN 7 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......11000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTH 12 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....VERY GOOD/132000 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 52-56.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 69-71 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH.

FOR FRIDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......INCREASING CLOUDS AND BECOMING PARTLY
                       CLOUDY DURING THE AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE
                       OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 79-83.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 26-31 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH INCREASING TO 9
                       TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN
                       THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......9500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHEAST 10 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....GOOD/95000 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...50

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REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090820.FISHE.01/ABQ