FNUS75 KABQ 241651
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR TANK CANYON RX...BLM / RPD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1051 AM MDT WED AUG 24 2011

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

DISCUSSION...
CLEAR SKIES THIS MORNING WILL GIVE WAY TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON. STORMS WILL GENERALLY MOVE SLOWLY
TOWARD THE WEST. THE SLOW MOVEMENT MAY RESULT IN LOCALLY HEAVY
DOWNPOURS OVER THE BURN AREA. STORMS SHOULD GENERALLY DIMINISH BY
MIDNIGHT. EXCELLENT RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERIES ARE EXPECTED.
ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED ON
THURSDAY...THOUGH STORMS WILL MOVE MORE TOWARD THE NORTHWEST.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT 8/24/11
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. A
                       CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                       AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......30 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 82-86.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 33-38 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH INCREASING
                       TO EAST OR NORTHEAST 9 TO 12 MPH IN THE
                       AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                       NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......13500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......EAST 9 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD/121500 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/68533 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING VERY GOOD/112767 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 53-57.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 80-85 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 11 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

FOR THURSDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE
                       OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                       AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......30 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 80-84.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 38-43 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH INCREASING TO 9
                       TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......9500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHEAST 12 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD/114000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/85907 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING GOOD/96548 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...SANDERSON
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110824.TANKC.01/ABQ