FNUS75 KABQ 201555
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR PA 14-27 PILES...NPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
855 AM MST MON DEC 20 2010

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

DISCUSSION...
WINDS LISTED BELOW WILL NEED TO BE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED DOWN TO
EYE LEVEL DUE TO SHELTERING AND EXPOSURE. THUS...THE EFFECTIVE
WIND SPEED WILL BE LOWER THAN WHAT THE 20 FT WIND ABOVE AVERAGE
VEGEGATION FORECAST SHOWS. EITHER WAY...STRONG WINDS WILL BUFFET
THE HIGHER MOUNTAIN RIDGES...SUCH AS PAJARITO...THROUGHOUT THE
DAY. A LITTLE LIGHTER WIND FLOW OVERALL FOR TUESDAY. HUMIDITY
RECOVERIES TONIGHT WILL BE EXCELLENT ALTHOUGH WETTING
PRECIPITATION CHANCES WILL BE MINIMAL UNTIL PERHAPS WEDNESDAY OR
WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND ESPECIALLY THURSDAY.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MST 12/20/10
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN
                       SHOWERS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 45-49.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST/SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH INCREASING
                       TO 13 TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO
                       25 MPH.

FOR TONIGHT
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 9 TO 15 MPH.

FOR TUESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW
                       SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN A SLIGHT
                       CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 44-48.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH.

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...FRANK GONZALES
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101220.PA142.01/ABQ