FNUS75 KABQ 131518
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR RENDIJA PILES...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
918 AM MDT FRI MAR 13 2009

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

DISCUSSION...
A BAND OF SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE BURN SITE THROUGH
THE MORNING HOURS. BY AFTERNOON...TEMPERATURES SHOULD WARM ENOUGH TO
ALLOW PRECIPITATION TO CHANGE TO A MIX OF RAIN/SNOW AND POSSIBLY ALL
RAIN BY AFTERNOON. RELATIVELY HIGH HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND
TONIGHT. WINDS SHOULD BE RELATIVELY LIGHT TODAY...MAINLY NEAR 10 MPH
OR LESS. EXPECT PRECIPITATION TO BECOME LESS NUMEROUS IN COVERAGE AS
WELL AS INTENSITY AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG MAY FORM NEAR DAYBREAK.

A FEW BREAKS IN THE CLOUDS ARE POSSIBLE TOMORROW WITH ISOLATED RAIN
SHOWERS POSSIBLE IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES SHOULD REBOUND A BIT
WITH HUMIDITIES DROPPING TO AROUND 40 PERCENT. WINDS SHOULD SHIFT TO
THE WEST WITH A BRIEF GUST OR TWO UP TO 15 MPH. DPORTER

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0910 MDT 3/13/09
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN
                       SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......90 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 39-43.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 60-65 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 11 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH 10 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....FAIR/40000 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
                       EVENING...THEN ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS AFTER
                       MIDNIGHT.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......50 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 22-26.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 87-92 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       EAST AFTER MIDNIGHT.

FOR SATURDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN
                       SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......25 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 45-49.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 37-42 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED UNDER 5 MPH IN THE MORNING
                       BECOMING WEST 7 TO 11 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                       BRIEF GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH MAY OCCUR.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 13 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....GOOD/78000 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...46

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REQUESTED BY...BOB SKEEN
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090313.RENDI.01/ABQ