FNUS75 KABQ 101531
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR 462 PILE RX...BLM TAOS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
831 AM MST TUE FEB 10 2009

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

DISCUSSION...
SNOW SHOWERS EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN CONDITIONS
SHOULD GRADUALLY IMPROVE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AS SHOWERS DIMINISH.
NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION A RUMBLE OF THUNDER MAY BE HEARD WITH THE
SNOW SHOWERS...BUT CONFIDENCE IS DECREASING THAT IT WILL OCCUR. WEST
WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE AFTERNOON AS A STRONG SURFACE
PRESSURE GRADIENT DEVELOPS OVER THE AREA. WINDS GUSTS NEAR 30
MPH...OR POSSIBLE GREATER...ARE EXPECTED. CLOUDS WILL DECREASE THIS
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT WITH EXCELLENT HUMIDITY RECOVERIES. A SUNNY
AND DRY DAY IS EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY WITH A FEW AFTERNOON BREEZES.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0830 MST 2/10/09
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......SNOW SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......100 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 32-36.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 56-61 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO
                       WEST 17 TO 22 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP
                       TO 30 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                       NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST 26 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....VERY GOOD/130000 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW
                       SHOWERS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 14-18.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 75-80 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH BECOMING WEST 7
                       TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 30
                       MPH.

FOR WEDNESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 44-48.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 32-37 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 7 TO 11 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 14 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....FAIR/49000 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 BROWN
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090210.462PI.01/ABQ