FNUS75 KABQ 102239
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR SHIPROCK 5...BIA NAVAJO REGION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
439 PM MDT FRI APR 10 2009

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

DISCUSSION...CLOUDS WILL CONTINUE TO THICKEN AND INCREASE OVER THE
FOUR CORNERS REGION THIS EVENING AND INTO TONIGHT. SHOWERS AND
POSSIBLY A STRAY THUNDERSTORM ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AFTER
MIDNIGHT. OTHERWISE...BREEZY SOUTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE
OVERNIGHT. FORTUNATELY DEWPOINTS ARE EXPECTED TO RISE OVERNIGHT AND
HUMIDITY SHOULD RECOVER TO NEAR 80 PERCENT BY EARLY MORNING. FOR
SATURDAY COOL AND CLOUDY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL WITH SCATTERED TO
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AREA.


FOR THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                       AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......50 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 39-43.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 74-79 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL
                       GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                       EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

FOR SATURDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......NUMEROUS RAIN SHOWERS AND A ISOLATED
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......60 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 53-57.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 39-44 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       SOUTHWEST 9 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                       GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 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...52

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REQUESTED BY...ELYNCH
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090410.SHIPR.01/ABQ