FNUS75 KABQ 181445
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR QUESTA LAMA RX...FS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
745 AM MST THU FEB 18 2010

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

DISCUSSION...
FAIR VENTILATION CONDITIONS IMPROVING TO GOOD ON FRIDAY. LOW
PRESSURE DEEPENING GRADUALLY WEST OF THE BURN WILL SUPPORT
SOUTHWEST AFTERNOON WINDS TODAY AND TOMORROW WITH STEADY
TEMPERATURE PROFILES. SHOWERS DEVELOPING LATE TODAY EAST
OF THE BURN WILL EXPAND ACROSS THE BURN OVERNIGHT WITH
SHOWERS CHANGING OVER TO LIGHT SNOW AFTER SUNSET WITH
UP TO AN INCH OF FRESH SNOWFALL OVERNIGHT. SHOWERS CONTINUING
OVER THE BURN FRIDAY WILL CHANGE BACK OVER TO RAIN BY MID
AFTERNOON.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MST 2/18/10
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....39-41.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 37-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 8 MPH BECOMING
                       SOUTHWEST 7 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT....... .3500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 14 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....FAIR/49000 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SNOW
                       SHOWERS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....15-17.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 76-79 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING
                       BECOMING TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 8 MPH.

FOR FRIDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED RAIN
                       SHOWERS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....39-41.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 46-49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 8 MPH BECOMING
                       SOUTHWEST 7 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT....... .4500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 19 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....GOOD/85500 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...25

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REQUESTED BY...EDDY ROMERO
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100218.QUEST.01/ABQ