FNUS75 KABQ 251306
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR WHISKEY LAKE...NAVAJO REGION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
706 AM MDT MON JUL 25 2011

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

DISCUSSION...
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL REDEVELOP BY EARLY AFTERNOON OVER
OR NEAR THE BURN AREA. STORM MOTION WILL GENERALLY BE SLOW AND
TOWARD THE NORTHWEST TODAY. THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE OUTFLOW
BOUNDARIES CONTAINING WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH. THE SLOW
MOVEMENT OF THE STORMS WILL POSE A THREAT FOR LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN.
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE HIGHER THAN
YESTERDAY...AND RECOVERIES TONIGHT WILL BE SLIGHTLY HIGHER AS
WELL. ANOTHER ROUND OF STORMS ARE EXPECTED ON TUESDAY...THOUGH
STORM MOTION WILL BE TOWARD THE NORTHEAST. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WILL
AGAIN BE POSSIBLE.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                       AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN A
                       CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                       AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......50 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 78-82.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 30-35 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING
                       INCREASING TO 7 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                       GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHEAST 10 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/80000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/66007 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING FAIR/42000 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

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.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 53-57.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 72-77 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       SOUTHWEST 7 TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTY
                       AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.

FOR TUESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                       AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN A
                       CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                       AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......50 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 77-81.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 35-40 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......12500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 11 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD/137500 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/97911 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING VERY GOOD/115000 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...34

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REQUESTED BY...MWATCHMAN
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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