FNUS75 KABQ 191832
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR K-91 WEST BROWSE...FS/CIBOLA NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1132 AM MST WED JAN 19 2011

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

DISCUSSION...
TIGHTENING SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL LEAD TO GUSTY WESTERLY
WINDS THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING. OVERNIGHT AND INTO
THURSDAY...AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL
SLIDE ACROSS THE REGION. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE
ALONG WITH A WIND SHIFT AND COLDER AIR. IMPROVING CONDITIONS WILL
FOLLOW ON FRIDAY...HOWEVER...VENTILATION RATES ARE EXPECTED TO BE
POOR.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MST 1/19/11
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 56-60.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 18-23 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO
                       WEST 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP
                       TO 30 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 27 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/202500 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/0 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING BECOMING
                       EXCELLENT/202500 KNOT-FT BY MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN
                       THE EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER
                       MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AFTER
                       MIDNIGHT.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......40 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 15-19.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 77-82 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO
                       NORTH 17 TO 27 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

FOR THURSDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 34-38.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 35-40 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       EAST 7 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP
                       TO 25 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTH 14 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/77000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/21000 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING POOR/27500 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...JUSTIN THOMPSON
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110119.K91WE.01/ABQ