FNUS75 KABQ 221510
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR FISHER...MAGDALENA RD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
910 AM MDT SAT AUG 22 2009

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

DISCUSSION...
EXPECT PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON WITH AN ISOLATED
THREAT FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DURING PEAK HEATING. EXPECT HIGH
TEMPERATURES TO BE SIMILAR TO FRIDAY WITH HUMIDITIES APPROACHING THE
UPPER 20 PERCENT RANGE. GUSTY/ERRATIC WINDS ARE LIKELY NEAR STORMS...
WITH THE WETTING FOOTPRINT BEING RELATIVELY LIMITED. MODERATE TO HIGH
RECOVERIES IN HUMIDITIES CAN BE EXPECTED TONIGHT WITH CALM WINDS. THE
CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION INCREASE FOR SUNDAY WITH COOLER READINGS AS
WELL AS HIGHER HUMIDITIES. THE THREAT FOR WETTING RAINS INCREASES FOR
THIS PERIOD AS WELL. DPORTER

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 77-81.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 28-33 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........EAST/SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING 10 TO 15
                       MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. EXPECT GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH 14 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....VERY GOOD/126000 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 51-55.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 78-83 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH 8 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 16 MPH...
                       BECOMING TERRAIN DOMINATED UNDER 5 MPH AFTER
                       SUNSET. GUSTY/ERRATIC WINDS NEAR STORMS.

FOR SUNDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......30 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 72-76.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 37-42 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED UNDER 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTH
                       10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. GUSTY/
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH 17 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....VERY GOOD/102000 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...46

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REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090822.FISHE.01/ABQ