FNUS75 KABQ 181911
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR NEW CANYON...CIBOLA NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
111 PM MDT THU AUG 18 2011

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

DISCUSSION...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO
TAKE SHAPE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL REMAIN LIGHT OUT OF
THE SOUTHWEST WITH ERRATIC AND STRONG GUSTS DURING ANY
THUNDERSTORMS. NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE WITH HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 70S AT THE BURN SITE. MINIMUM HUMIDITY THIS AFTERNOON
WILL BE NEAR 50 PERCENT...WITH EXCELLENT RECOVERY GOING INTO FRIDAY
MORNING. NEARLY IDENTICAL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN ON FRIDAY
AFTERNOON.


FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1320 MDT 8/18/11
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......50 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 70-75.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 46-55 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 11 MPH IN THE LATE
                       AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                       EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN A SLIGHT
                       CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER
                       MIDNIGHT.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......50 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 52-56.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 86-95 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING.
                       TURNING LIGHT AND VARIABLE TOWARD MIDNIGHT.
                       GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.

FOR FRIDAY
   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.......40 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 71-75.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 44-49 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 MPH...SHIFTING TO THE
                       WEST IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                       WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

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...52

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REQUESTED BY...ADRIAN PADILLA
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110818.NEWCA.01/ABQ