FNUS75 KABQ 141447
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR POT CREEK PILES...NM-CAF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
747 AM MST THU JAN 14 2010

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

DISCUSSION...
AFTER EXCELLENT HUMIDITY RECOVERIES OVERNIGHT...RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES THIS AFTERNOON WILL FALL TO AROUND 40 PERCENT.
VENTILATION IS EXPECTED TO BE BETTER THAN IN RECENT DAYS...HOWEVER
THE BURN AREA IS ON THE EDGE OF POORER VENTILATION. TEMPERATURES
WILL BE COOLER THAN YESTERDAY THANKS TO A COLD FRONT MOVING
THROUGH THE AREA. SPOTTY SHOWERS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE TODAY...THOUGH
ANY PRECIPITATION WILL BE LIGHT. THIS ACTIVITY WILL DIMINISH
TONIGHT. EXCELLENT HUMIDITY RECOVERIES ARE EXPECTED AGAIN...BUT
POOR VENTILATION WILL RETURN ON FRIDAY.


FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0800 MST 1/14/10
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN
                       THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                       IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....42-46.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 36-41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........NORTH WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT....... .6000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHEAST 11 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....GOOD/66000 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW
                       SHOWERS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....11-15.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 89-94 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING
                       BECOMING TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 8 MPH.

FOR FRIDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....43-47.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 36-41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 8 MPH BECOMING
                       NORTHWEST 7 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT....... .4000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST 6 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....POOR/24000 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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