FNUS75 KABQ 121444
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR FOSSIL PILES RX...FS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
844 AM MDT WED MAY 12 2010

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

DISCUSSION...
OCCASIONAL BREEZINESS EXPECTED IN THE TREE TOPS THIS AFTERNOON BUT
THE WIND FLOW WILL BE WEST/SOUTHWEST AND THE FIRE SITE IS LOCATED
ON A NORTHEAST ASPECT THUS WINDS WONT BE AS STRONG THERE. LOOK FOR
A LITTLE BIT OF CLOUD BUILDUP DURING THE AFTERNOON AS THE UPPER LOW
SWINGS OVER THE FOUR CORNERS AREA. SLIGHTLY DRIER AND WARMER ON
THURSDAY WITH LESS WIND.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0850 MDT 5/12/10
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY THIS MORNING BECOMING
                       PARTLY CLOUDY THIS AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-60.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 16-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........MIX OF UPSLOPE AND SOUTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH
                       THIS MORNING. WINDS BECOMING WEST/SOUTHWEST
                       8 TO 11 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. OCCASIONAL GUSTS
                       IN THE TEENS TO AROUND 20 MPH DURING THE
                       AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT....... .12000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 19 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/228000 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                       AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN A
                       SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AFTER
                       MIDNIGHT.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....26-30.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 55-60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........WEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH EARLY EVENING
                       BECOMING TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 5 MPH.
                       GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.

FOR THURSDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-65.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 15-17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........UPSLOPE 3 TO 5 MPH DURING THE MORNING
                       BECOMING WEST/SOUTHWEST 6 TO 8 MPH DURING
                       THE AFTERNOON. OCCASIONAL GUSTS IN THE
                       LOW TEENS.
MIXING HEIGHT....... .8500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 10 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....GOOD/85000 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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REQUESTED BY...KALARICH
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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