FNUS75 KABQ 171635 FWSABQ SPOT FORECAST FOR VANDERWAGON RX...BIA ZUNI AGENCY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 1035 AM MDT WED AUG 17 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. DISCUSSION... A BAND OF MID LEVEL CLOUDS WILL REMAIN OVER THE BURN SITE THIS MORNING. A FEW SPOT SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE. BY AFTERNOON...THERE IS A BETTER CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOOK FOR GOOD OVERNIGHT RH RECOVERIES. NOT MUCH OF A CHANGE FOR THURSDAY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1030 MDT 8/17/11 CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING... THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CHC OF PRECIP.......40 PERCENT. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 81-85. RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 27-32 PERCENT. 20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 8 MPH THIS MORNING BECOMING SOUTHEAST 7 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHEAST 9 KNOTS. MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/90000 KNOT-FT. VENTILATION TREND...FAIR/58426 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING BECOMING GOOD/65106 KNOT-FT BY MID-AFTERNOON. FOR TONIGHT CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...MOSTLY BEFORE MIDNIGHT. CHC OF PRECIP.......40 PERCENT. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 57-61. RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 67-72 PERCENT. 20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. FOR THURSDAY CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. CHC OF PRECIP.......50 PERCENT. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 80-84. RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 28-33 PERCENT. 20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 6 KNOTS. MAX VENT RATE.......FAIR/54000 KNOT-FT. VENTILATION TREND...POOR/30160 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING BECOMING FAIR/41511 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...05 $$ REQUESTED BY...PALEY COONSIS REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110817.VANDE.01/ABQ