FNUS75 KABQ 181426 FWSABQ SPOT FORECAST FOR WILD RIVERS...TAOS BLM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 826 AM MDT MON JUL 18 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. DISCUSSION... DAILY ROUNDS OF ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVER THE UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY THROUGH MID WEEK...THEN THERE MAY BE AN UPTICK IN CONVECTION TOWARD THE END OF THE WEEK. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL RISE TO AROUND 5 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL EACH DAY FOR THE NEXT 7 DAYS. FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0825 MDT 7/18/11 CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 85-89. RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 21-26 PERCENT. 20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 8 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......14000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH 9 KNOTS. MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD/126000 KNOT-FT. VENTILATION TREND...FAIR/49759 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING BECOMING VERY GOOD/123719 KNOT-FT BY MID-AFTERNOON. FOR TONIGHT CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT IN THE EVENING. 10 PERCENT AFTER MIDNIGHT. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 53-57. RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 60-65 PERCENT. 20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. FOR TUESDAY CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 84-88. RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 20-25 PERCENT. 20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 8 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 7 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......16000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH 7 KNOTS. MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD/112000 KNOT-FT. VENTILATION TREND...POOR/31262 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING BECOMING VERY GOOD/108919 KNOT-FT BY MID-AFTERNOON. 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...44 $$ REQUESTED BY...KYLE SAHD REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110718.WILDR.01/ABQ