FNUS75 KABQ 211539
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR EDGEWOOD RX...TAOS DISPATCH CENTER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
839 AM MST THU JAN 21 2010

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

DISCUSSION...
MESSY WEATHER UPCOMING WITH INCREASING CLOUDS THROUGH THE DAY. THIS
WILL ALSO BE ACCOMPANIED WITH INCREASING CHANCES OF PRECIPITATION
PEAKING OUT DURING THE OVERNIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. WETTING
PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED. SOME SNOW TO START OUT...THEN SNOW
LEVELS SHOULD RISE SOME AS WARMER AND MORE MOIST AIR TRIES TO
FLOW UP FROM THE SOUTH. PACIFIC COLD FRONT AND COOLER AIR IS
EXPECTED TO ENTER THE AREA THE LATTER HALF OF FRIDAY. VERY STRONG
WIND FOUND AT THE MID LEVELS AND WILL TRY TO SURFACE AT TIMES
AROUND THE FIRE AREA. THUS THE HEFTY WIND FORECAST THROUGH
THE PERIOD.

NOTE...SHIFT CHANGE OCCURRED. SORRY FOR THE LATENESS. PLEASE
REQUEST ALL PERIODS WITH THE INITIAL SPOT REQUEST IF THERE IS ANY
SORT OF CHANCE YOU NEED ALL OF THE FORECAST PERIODS. THANKS.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0805 MST 1/21/10
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS
                       IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY
                       WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS WITH A LIGHT
                       MIX OF SNOW INITIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......60 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....40-42.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 60-65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........WEST/SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING
                       TO THE SOUTHWEST 9 TO 15 MPH IN THE
                       AFTERNOON. GUSTS IN THE 20S TO NEAR 30
                       MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT....... .3000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH 31 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....GOOD/93000 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......70 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....34-37.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 92-97 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. GUSTS UP TO
                       35 MPH.

FOR FRIDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN
                       SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......80 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....35-38.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 78-82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       SOUTHWEST 17 TO 27 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                       GUSTS IN THE 30S TO AROUND 40 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT....... .3500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 33 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....VERY GOOD/115500 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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REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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