FNUS75 KABQ 041633
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR FOREST UNIT MCKINLEY...BIA ZUNI AGENCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1033 AM MDT WED AUG 4 2010

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

DISCUSSION...SOMEWHAT DRIER AIR HAS FILTERED INTO SOUTHWEST NEW
MEXICO DURING THE PAST 24 HOURS.  HOWEVER...DAYTIME HEATING AND
RESIDUAL MOISTURE WILL SUPPORT ANOTHER ROUND OF SLOW MOVING
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ALTHOUGH COVERAGE EXPECTED TO REMAIN
LOW END SCATTERED. STORMS THAT DO DEVELOP WILL SLOWLY TRACK
TOWARD THE NORTH OR NORTHEAST. MIN RH/S SHOULD BE SLIGHTLY LOWER AS
COMPARED TO TUESDAY...WITH AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES A FEW DEGREES
WARMER. SIMILAR TRENDS FOR THURSDAY...SLIGHTLY WARMER WITH RH/S
TRENDING DOWNWARD A FEW POINTS.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT 8/4/10
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.  CLOUD COVER INCREASING
                       TO 6/10 BY MID-AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS
                       AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING BY 1PM.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-82.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 31-34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 8 MPH BECOMING
                       SOUTHWEST 7 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY
                       AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT....... .11000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 10 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....VERY GOOD/84000 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...
                       THEN MAINLY CLEAR OVERNIGHT.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......30 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-56.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX ABOVE 80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       NORTHEAST 7 TO 9 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTY
                       AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.

FOR THURSDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-85.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 28-33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       SOUTH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                       WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT....... .12500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHEAST 8 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....VERY GOOD/100000 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...41

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REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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