FNUS75 KABQ 161602 FWSABQ SPOT FORECAST FOR MCKINLEY RX...ZUNI BIA AGENCY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 1002 AM MDT MON AUG 16 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. DISCUSSION... SCATTERED WETTING RAIN AND ABUNDANT CLOUD COVER WILL BE AROUND TODAY. LOOK FOR MOST OF THIS ACTIVITY TO DIE DOWN LATER THIS EVENING. LESS WETTING RAIN COVERAGE FOR TUESDAY AS DRIER AIR TRIES TO FILTER IN FROM THE GREAT BASIN. FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0920 MDT 8/16/10 CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CHC OF PRECIP.......60 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-76. RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 39-44 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT).........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT....... .10000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH 12 KNOTS. VENTILATION CAT.....VERY GOOD/120000 KNOT-FT. FOR TONIGHT CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHC OF PRECIP.......50 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-57. RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 83-88 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT).........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 7 TO 9 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. FOR TUESDAY CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-84. RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 29-34 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT).........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 8 MPH BECOMING WEST 7 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT....... .8500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST 6 KNOTS. VENTILATION CAT.....FAIR/51000 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...50 $$ REQUESTED BY...PALEY COONSIS REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100816.MCKIN.01/ABQ