FNUS75 KABQ 131518
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR POT CREEK PILES...NM-CAF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
818 AM MST WED JAN 13 2010

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

DISCUSSION...
MID AND HIGH CLOUDS WILL BE INCREASING THROUGH THE DAY ACROSS THE BURN
AREA AS A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE GREAT BASIN. DEEPER MOISTURE
WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA OVERNIGHT AND BRING A CHANCE FOR SNOW SHOWERS
WHICH WILL CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY EVENING. WARMER AND DRIER CONDITIONS
WILL RETURN FOR THE WEEKEND.


FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0755 MST 1/13/10
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY THIS MORNING...BECOMING MOSTLY CLODUY
                       THIS AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....43-46.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...23-27 PCT.
WIND (20 FT).........TERRAIN DOMINATED UNDER 5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST
                       5 TO 10 MPH BY AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT....... .1500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 8 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....POOR/12000 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW
                       SHOWERS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....16-20.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...80-85 PCT.
WIND (20 FT).........NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.

FOR THURSDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....39-42.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...45-50 PCT.
WIND (20 FT).........NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT....... .4000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHEAST 10 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....FAIR/40000 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...01

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