FNUS75 KABQ 171324
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR SHIPROCK 9...NAVAJO REGION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
724 AM MDT THU JUN 17 2010

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

DISCUSSION...WINDS WILL NOT BE AS STRONG TODAY...BUT DRY AND HOT
CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST. EXPECT TEMPERATURES TO REACH NEAR 90
DEGREES AS HUMIDITIES FALL TO LESS THAN 10 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON.
WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE THROUGH THE MORNING...GRADUALLY
SHIFTING WESTERLY BY EARLY AFTERNOON AT AROUND 7 TO 12 MPH. POOR
HUMIDITY RECOVERY IS EXPECTED TONIGHT AND INTO FRIDAY MORNING WITH
SIMILAR WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS REDEVELOPING FRIDAY AFTERNOON.


FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....87-91.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 4-9 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........LIGHT AND VARIABLE...SHIFTING TO THE WEST
                       7 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT....... .12000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 12 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....VERY GOOD/144000 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-52.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 8 MPH BY 9 PM.

FOR FRIDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....92-96.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 4-9 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........LIGHT AND VARIABLE...SHIFTING TO THE
                       SOUTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT....... .15500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 16 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/248000 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...ESMERALDA TSOSIE
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100617.SHIPR.01/ABQ