FNUS75 KABQ 110234
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR PECOS PASTURES...BANDELIER NATIONAL MONUMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
734 PM MST TUE NOV 10 2009

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

DISCUSSION...UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE WILL SHIFT SLIGHTLY TO THE
EAST AS HIGH CLOUDS INCREASE OVER THE BURN AREA. WINDS WILL
INITIALLY BE FROM THE NORTHWEST SHIFTING MORE FROM WEST SOUTHWEST BY
EARLY AFTERNOON WITH MODERATE SPEEDS. MIXING HEIGHTS ARE CURRENTLY
FORECASTED TO DROP A BIT LOWER...MAKING FOR SLOW VENTILATION.
OTHERWISE HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED TO FALL JUST BELOW 30 PERCENT AS
TEMPERATURES REACH THE LOW 60S. WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP BY THURSDAY AS A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE APPROACHES.


FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MST 11/11/09
VETERANS DAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 60-64.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 25-30 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       WEST SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH IN THE EARLY
                       AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 12 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....POOR/36000 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...52

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REQUESTED BY...ROB GAUSS
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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