FNUS75 KABQ 231741
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR TANK CANYON RX...BLM RIO PUERCO DIST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1141 AM MDT TUE AUG 23 2011

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

DISCUSSION...ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO
BUILD ACROSS WESTERN NEW MEXICO TODAY. WHILE SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL
BE SPARSE...ANY PARTICULAR STORM NEAR THE BURN AREA WOULD BE CAPABLE
OF PRODUCING HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND ERRATIC AND GUSTY WINDS. OUTSIDE OF
ANY SHOWERS OR STORMS WINDS WILL REMAIN LIGHT AND OCCASIONALLY FROM
THE NORTH NORTHWEST BY AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL TOP OUT IN THE
MID 80S WHILE HUMIDITY FALLS TO NEAR 30 PERCENT. A SLIGHT UPTICK IN
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED FOR WEDNESDAY.


FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1130 MDT 8/23/11
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 83-87.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 29-35 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTH NORTHWEST 3 TO 8 MPH. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......13000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTH 4 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......FAIR/52000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/11701 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING POOR/11500 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 52-56.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 85-90 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH...BECOMING LIGHT
                       AND VARIABLE BY 2100 LOCAL. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                       WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

FOR WEDNESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......30 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 79-83.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 34-39 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       SOUTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......13000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......EAST 9 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD/117000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...FAIR/50995 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING GOOD/84000 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...SANDERSON
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110823.TANKC.01/ABQ