FNUS75 KABQ 181548
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR VANDERWAGON RX...BIA ZUNI AGENCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
948 AM MDT THU AUG 18 2011

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

DISCUSSION...PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES WILL TURN TO MOSTLY CLOUDY BY THIS
AFTERNOON AS SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TAKE SHAPE. THE
AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES WILL RUN CLOSE TO NORMAL WITH HIGHS IN THE
MID TO UPPER 80S WHILE MINIMUM HUMIDITY FALLS TO NEAR 30 PERCENT.
WINDS WILL REMAIN LIGHT OUTSIDE OF ANY SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM
ACTIVITY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING
AND EXCELLENT HUMIDITY RECOVERY IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. SIMILAR
CONDITIONS WILL REDEVELOP ON FRIDAY.


FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1030 MDT 8/18/11
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING
                       MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......40 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 84-88.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 27-33 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........LIGHT AND VARIABLE SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
                       7 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 12 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/90000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/20438 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING POOR/17344 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.......40 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 54-58.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 83-90 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING
                       BECOMING TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 5 MPH.
                       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 78-82.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 40-45 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 8 MPH BECOMING
                       WEST 7 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......9500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 9 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/85500 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/36314 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING FAIR/46635 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...52

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REQUESTED BY...PALEY COONSIS
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110818.VANDE.01/ABQ