FNUS75 KABQ 231556
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR FISHER...MAGDALENA RD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
956 AM MDT SUN AUG 23 2009

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

DISCUSSION...
MOISTURE HAS INCREASED DRAMATICALLY ACROSS THE AREA OVER THE PAST 24
TO 48 HOURS AS MONSOON MOISTURE PLUME SURGES INTO THE WEST HALF OF
THE STATE. EXPECT HIGHER AFTERNOON RH THAN RECENT DAYS AND VERY GOOD
TO EXCELLENT NIGHTTIME RECOVERIES. WIDESPREAD HALF INCH TO INCH
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS LOOK LIKELY TO OCCUR BETWEEN TODAY AND
TUESDAY WITH POTENTIAL OF ISOLATED 1.5 TO 2 INCH AMOUNTS. SURFACE
WINDS TO BE LIGHT TO MODERATE...BUT AS IS NORMALLY THE CASE STORMS
WILL GENERATE BRIEF LOCALLY STRONG WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 30 AND 45 MPH.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......CLOUDY TO PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED LIGHT
                       SHOWERS OR SPRINKLES THIS MORNING...THEN
                       SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS REDEVELOP
                       MAINLY AFTER NOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......60 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 72-76.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 48-53 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........VARIABLE DIRECTION...TERRAIN DOMINATED...8 MPH
                       OR LESS THIS MORNING...THEN FROM THE SOUTHEAST
                       THROUGH SOUTHWEST 7 TO 14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON
                       WITH SOME GUSTS BETWEEN 15 AND 20 MPH POSSIBLE.
                       BRIEFLY HIGHER GUSTS AND ERRATIC DIRECTION NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH 16 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....GOOD/96000 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A
                       FEW THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......50 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 54-58.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 85-90 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH IN THE
                       EVENING BECOMING TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN
                       9 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.

FOR MONDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......60 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 70-75.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 55-60 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 9 MPH THIS MORNING
                       THEN FROM SOUTHEAST TO SOUTHWEST 7 TO 15 MPH.
                       GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 12 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....GOOD/60000 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...43

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REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090823.FISHE.01/ABQ