FNUS75 KABQ 101517
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR PECOS PASTURES...NPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
817 AM MST TUE NOV 10 2009

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

DISCUSSION...
CLOUD COVER SHOULD BECOME A BIT THICKER...LATER IN THE DAY ON
WEDNESDAY AS AN UPPER TROUGH SLOWLY APPROACHES. THIS APPROACH OF
THE TROUGH WILL ALSO AID IN HIGHER SURFACE WINDS ON WEDNESDAY.
NOT A LOT OF LARGE CHANGES IN TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY EXPECTED.
DRY CONDITIONS TO REMAIN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MST 11/10/09
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. SHORT PERIODS OF
                       THICKER CIRRUS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 64-68.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 25-29 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH BY LATE MORNING.
                       SOUTH/SOUTHWEST 6 TO 8 MPH IN THE
                       AFTERNOON. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 13 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 10 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....FAIR/55000 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 30-33.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 80-85 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST/SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH
                       SHIFTING TO THE WEST/NORTHWEST
                       1 TO 4 MPH BY LATE EVENING.

VETERANS DAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 64-68.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 26-30 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST/NORTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH
                       SHIFTING TO THE WEST/SOUTHWEST
                       8 TO 11 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                       GUSTS IN THE UPPER TEENS TO AROUND
                       20 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 12 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....FAIR/42000 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...50

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REQUESTED BY...GARY KEMP
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091110.PECOS.02/ABQ