FNUS75 KABQ 121336
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR PIE TOWN PILES...BLM - SOCORRO FO
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
636 AM MST WED JAN 12 2011

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

DISCUSSION...
A WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL TRACK EAST ACROSS CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO TODAY. DRY AIR AT THE SURFACE WILL LIMIT MUCH
OF THE PRECIPITATION FROM REACHING THE GROUND...HOWEVER...A FEW
LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS OR FLURRIES MAY OCCUR THIS MORNING. SKIES WILL
CLEAR LATER THIS AFTERNOON WITH DRYING CONDITIONS EXPECTED.
OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES WILL BE GOOD TO EXCELLENT BUT VENTILATION
WILL REMAIN POOR THROUGH THURSDAY.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0930 MST 1/12/11
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING
                       PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW
                       SHOWERS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 36-40.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 52-57 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 8 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST 9 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......POOR/9000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/9000 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING POOR/2000 KNOT-FT BY MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 10-14.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 87-92 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH.

FOR THURSDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 37-41.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 32-37 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 8 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......POOR/4000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/0 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING BECOMING
                       POOR/4000 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...17

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REQUESTED BY...LANN MOORE
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110112.PIETO.01/ABQ