FNUS75 KABQ 241605
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR VANDERWAGON RX...BIA ZUNI AGENCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1005 AM MDT WED AUG 24 2011

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

DISCUSSION...
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP AROUND THE NOON HOUR ACROSS
WESTERN NEW MEXICO...BEFORE BECOMING MORE NUMEROUS IN THE
AFTERNOON. STEERING FLOW WILL RESULT IN STORMS MOVING SLOWLY
TOWARDS THE WEST OR WEST-NORTHWEST. THE SLOW MOVEMENT MAY RESULT
IN LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS. STORMS SHOULD LARGELY DIMINISH BY THE
MIDNIGHT HOUR. THEREAFTER...GOOD TO EXCELLENT RELATIVE HUMIDITY
RECOVERIES ARE EXPECTED. ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ARE 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
                       SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                       LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......40 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 84-89.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 31-36 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........LIGHT AND VARIABLE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                       NORTHEAST 6 TO 11 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY
                       AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......13000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHEAST 16 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/208000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/39056 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING GOOD/79733 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 78-83 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........EAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5
                       TO 8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.
                       GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.

FOR THURSDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                       MORNING...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE
                       OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                       AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......40 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 82-86.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 36-41 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH INCREASING TO
                       SOUTH 9 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY
                       AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......11500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHEAST 13 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD/149500 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/93370 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING VERY GOOD/121000 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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