FNUS75 KABQ 211547
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR FISHER...NM-CIF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
947 AM MDT FRI AUG 21 2009

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

DISCUSSION...
WEATHER CHANGE HAS OCCURRED WITH A EASTERLY WIND SHIFT. HIGHER
HUMIDITY WILL REMAIN TODAY AND ANOTHER RISE IS EXPECTED ON
SATURDAY AS SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS BRING IN ADDITIONAL MOISTURE.
THIS WILL FUEL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND
ONCE AGAIN ON SATURDAY. WETTER STORMS EXPECTED ON SATURDAY WITH
A LARGER FOOTPRINT OF WETTING RAIN. ALTHOUGH DUE TO THE LIGHT
STEERING FLOW TODAY...STORMS WILL TEND TO SIT OVER AN AREA LONGER.

NOTE: DIDNT RECEIVE WEATHER FEEDBACK FROM THE PREVIOUS DAY.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......30 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 79-83.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 24-28 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 11 MPH. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN
                       THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......9500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHEAST 12 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....VERY GOOD/114000 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 52-56.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 71-76 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3
                       TO 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                       WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

FOR SATURDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 76-80.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 27-32 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH WINDS 2 TO 6 MPH INCREASING TO
                       SOUTHEAST 6 TO 11 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                       GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH 18 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/153000 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 20090821.FISHE.01/ABQ