FNUS75 KABQ 111440
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR PIE TOWN PILES...SOCORRO BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
740 AM MST TUE JAN 11 2011

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

DISCUSSION...POOR VENTILATION WILL BE THE MAIN CONCERN TODAY AS
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN LIGHT AND VARIABLE WITH LOW MIXING
HEIGHTS DUE TO THE COLD AIR MASS IN PLACE. EXPECT TEMPERATURES
TO REACH THE UPPER 30S WITH HIGH CLOUDS MOVING INTO THE AREA.
EXCELLENT HUMIDITY RECOVERY IS EXPECTED TONIGHT. MORE CLOUDS
AND SOME SPOTTY SHOWERS WILL MOVE IN BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING
WITH MINIMAL CHANCES FOR SIGNIFICANT WETTING PRECIPITATION. POOR
VENTILATION WILL ALSO BE AN ISSUE WEDNESDAY.


FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0930 MST 1/11/11
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING
                       MOSTLY CLOUDY BY EARLY AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 38-42.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 35-40 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........LIGHT AND VARIABLE LESS THAN 7 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHEAST 6 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......POOR/6000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/0 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING BECOMING
                       POOR/4000 KNOT-FT BY MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 12-16.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 68-73 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 6 MPH.

FOR WEDNESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW
                       SHOWERS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 45-49.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 39-44 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       NORTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST 7 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......POOR/10500 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/2000 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING POOR/1500 KNOT-FT BY MID-AFTERNOON.

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...52

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REQUESTED BY...LANN MOORE
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110111.PIETO.01/ABQ