FNUS75 KABQ 301538
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR FOREST UNIT MCKINLEY...BIA ZUNI AGENCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
938 AM MDT FRI JUL 30 2010

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

DISCUSSION...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY AS DEEP MOISTURE WILL ALLOW FOR SLOW MOVING SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS TO GENERATE DRENCHING RAINS OVER JUST ABOUT ANY AREA
OF WESTERN NEW MEXICO. BEST CHANCES FOR RAINFALL WOULD BE DURING THE
AFTERNOON AND EARLY NIGHTTIME HOURS TODAY AND AGAIN SATURDAY.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1030 MDT 7/30/10
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN SHOWERS
                       AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......60 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-80.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 51-56 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 8 MPH. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT....... .5500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 7 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....POOR/38500 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                       LIKELY THROUGH ABOUT MIDNIGHT.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......60 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-58.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 94-99 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........WEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING
                       BECOMING TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 6 MPH.
                       GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.

FOR SATURDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY...MAINLY IN
                       THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......70 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-79.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 52-57 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 8 MPH BECOMING
                       SOUTHEAST 7 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY
                       AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT....... .7500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTH 6 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....FAIR/45000 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...07

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