FNUS75 KABQ 091537
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR 462 PILE RX...USFS SANDIA RANGER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
837 AM MST MON FEB 9 2009

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

DISCUSSION...
THE BURN AREA WILL REMAIN IN BETWEEN STORM SYSTEMS MUCH OF THE
DAY...BEFORE THE SECOND STORM SYSTEM BEGINS TO AFFECT THE REGION
TONIGHT. CLOUDS THIS MORNING SHOULD BREAK THIS AFTERNOON...LEAVING
PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES. BREEZY TO WINDY WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL
PREVAIL...WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE. WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO
DIMINISH BY EARLY EVENING. SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP
EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...AND AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM IS NOT OUT OF
THE QUESTION. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAY REACH ONE OR TWO INCHES.


FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MST 2/9/09
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 41-45.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 36-41 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO
                       30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 35 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/350000 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER
                       MIDNIGHT.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......30 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 23-27.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 77-82 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH DECREASING TO 9
                       TO 12 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

FOR TUESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......SNOW LIKELY AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......60 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 34-38.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 55-60 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO
                       WEST 14 TO 21 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP
                       TO 35 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                       NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST 35 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/192500 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...34

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REQUESTED BY...UNA KAY BROWN
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090209.462PI.01/ABQ