FNUS75 KABQ 121625
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR UNIT 32 PILES...U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
925 AM MST WED JAN 12 2011

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

DISCUSSION...
WEAK PACIFIC DISTURBANCE CURRENTLY CROSSING OVER THE
AREA. QUITE A BIT OF MID AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS WILL BE
ASSOCIATED WITH THE DISTURBANCE. SOME SNOW SHOWERS ARE SHOWING UP
ON THE RADAR TO THE WEST OF THE BURN SITE AND COULD MOVE OVER
THE AREA LATE THIS MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON. BUT DUE TO THE
DRY LOW LEVELS...MAINLY LIGHT FLURRIES AND/OR SPRINKLES WITH
NO ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED. VENTILATION WILL BE THE MAIN ISSUE
THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS DUE TO A STRONG INVERSION PRESENCE LEFT
OVER FROM PREVIOUS COLD AIR INTRUSIONS.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MST 1/12/11
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW FLURRIES POSSIBLE
                       LATE MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON.
                       AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 42-46.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 23-25 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH IN THE MORNING
                       BECOMING A BIT MORE VARIABLE DURING THE
                       AFTERNOON BUT GENERALLY NORTHERLY WHICH
                       WOULD RANGE FROM NORTHEAST TO NORTHWEST.
                       SPEEDS LESS THAN 5 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHEAST 4 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......POOR/8000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/2000 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING POOR/6000 KNOT-FT BY MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 12-16.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 92-97 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       NORTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT.

FOR THURSDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 48-52.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 25-30 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 6 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTH 5 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......POOR/12500 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/1000 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING POOR/2500 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...50

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REQUESTED BY...ANDY LOPEZ
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110112.UNIT3.01/ABQ