FNUS75 KABQ 091446
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR PIE TOWN...SOCORROBLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
746 AM MST TUE MAR 9 2010

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

DISCUSSION...
ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN IS EXPECTED TODAY AND WEDNESDAY AS AN UPPER
LEVEL DISTURBANCE PASSES THROUGH THE AREA. EXPECT A BAND OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP BY MID/LATE AFTERNOON. STORMS WILL BE
ISOLATED IN NATURE. RAIN WILL TRANSITION TO SNOW EARLY THIS EVENING
AS SNOW LEVELS RAPIDLY DROP TO THE VALLEY FLOORS. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
OF 1 OR 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. RECOVERIES ARE
EXPECTED TO BE EXCELLENT TONIGHT. STRONG GUSTY WINDS SHOULD DEVELOP
THIS AFTERNOON AND PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. DPORTER

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0735 MST 3/9/10
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                       AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....43-47.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 41-46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........WEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH...INCREASING TO
                       SOUTHWEST 15 TO 22 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                       GUSTS UP TO 32 MPH. GUSTY/ERRATIC WINDS
                       EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT....... .7000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 32 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/224000 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AND
                       SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN A CHANCE
                       OF SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......50 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....20-24.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 90-95 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 22 MPH...SHIFTING TO
                       THE WEST 12 TO 18 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS
                       UP TO 30 MPH. GUSTY/ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                       NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

FOR WEDNESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW
                       SHOWERS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....34-38.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 52-57 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........WEST WINDS 15 TO 22 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 32 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT....... .5000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 30 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/150000 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...46

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REQUESTED BY...LINO R BACA
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100309.PIETO.01/ABQ