FNUS75 KABQ 071625
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR FOREST UNIT MCKINLEY...BIA ZUNI AGENCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1025 AM MDT SAT AUG 7 2010

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

DISCUSSION...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WESTERN THIRD OF
NEW MEXICO THROUGH TONIGHT...
A SURGE OF DEEP MOISTURE IS MOVING NORTH THROUGH ARIZONA AND ALONG THE
WESTERN NEW MEXICO BORDER TODAY. ENOUGH DAYTIME HEATING WILL ALLOW FOR
SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT IN THE UNSTABLE AIR MASS TODAY...
WHILE DISTURBANCES IN THE SOUTH-TO-NORTH MOISTURE FLOW WILL ALLOW
SHOWERS TO LINGER OVERNIGHT. THE MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS REMAINS IN
PLACE SUNDAY.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1020 MDT 8/7/10
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN SHOWERS
                       AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......70 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-79.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 42-47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 8 MPH BECOMING
                       WEST 7 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT....... .8500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST 11 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....GOOD/93500 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......50 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-58.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 90-95 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 SUNDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......50 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-79.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 42-47 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....... .7000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 7 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....FAIR/49000 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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