FNUS75 KABQ 171531
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR FOREST UNIT MCKINLEY...BIA ZUNI AGENCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
931 AM MDT TUE AUG 17 2010

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

DISCUSSION...
LESS OF A CHANCE OF STORMS IMPACTING THE BURN AREA TODAY. BETTER
CHANCE ON WEDNESDAY AS ANOTHER SURGE OF MOISTURE FLOWS UP FROM
THE SOUTH.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT 8/17/10
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                       AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-84.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 33-38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........WEST/NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT....... .9500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST 7 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....GOOD/66500 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                       AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51-55.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 95-100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........WEST/NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH
                       BECOMING TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 4 MPH.
                       GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.

FOR WEDNESDAY
   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.......50 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-84.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 36-41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING
                       SOUTHWEST 6 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY
                       AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT....... .8000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH 11 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....GOOD/88000 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

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REQUESTED BY...PALEY COONSIS
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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