FNUS75 KABQ 211739
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR CHOLLA FLATS...BIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1039 AM MST WED JAN 21 2009

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

DISCUSSION...
INCREASING HIGH CLOUDS TODAY WITH POOR VENTILATION DUE TO A STRONG
LOW LEVEL TEMPERATURE INVERSION. CLOUDY WITH ABUNDANT HIGH CLOUDS ON
THURSDAY AND IMPROVING VENTILATION AS WINDS ALOFT STRENGTHEN.


FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MST 1/21/09
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......SUNNY THIS MORNING...THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                       CLOUDY BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON WITH INCREASING
                       HIGH CLOUDS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 59-63.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 16-21 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........LIGHT AND VARIABLE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THIS
                       MORNING...BECOMING NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH
                       DURING THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST 6 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....POOR/15000 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......BECOMING CLOUDY WITH ABUNDANT HIGH CLOUDS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 31-33.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 54-57 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/
                       DOWN VALLEY AT 3 TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

FOR THURSDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......CLOUDY WITH ABUNDANT HIGH CLOUDS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 58-62.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 27-32 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST 14 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....GOOD/63000 KNOT-FT.

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...44

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REQUESTED BY...ENOS HERKSHAN
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090121.CHOLL.02/ABQ