FNUS75 KABQ 141647
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR SACATON RX...BLM RIO PUERCO
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
947 AM MST MON FEB 14 2011

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

DISCUSSION...LACK OF TRANSPORT WIND TODAY KEEPS VENTILATION ONLY FAIR
THIS AFTERNOON DESPITE GOOD MIXING DUE TO TEMPERATURES IN THE 60S.
RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT PEAKS OVER CENTRAL NEW MEXICO TUESDAY
AFTERNOON AND SLIGHT INCREASE IN TRANSPORT WINDS YIELD A SHORT PERIOD
OF GOOD AFTERNOON VENTILATION. WINDS WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY MID
WEEK AS AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH APPROACHES FROM THE WEST.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MST 2/14/11
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN CLEARING.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 64-68.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 16-21 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........EAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHEAST 10 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......FAIR/45000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/5000 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING POOR/18000 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 30-34.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 38-43 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH.

FOR TUESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 65-69.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 15-20 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 7 MPH SHIFTING
                       TO THE NORTH 6 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 11 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/82500 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/2000 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING GOOD/71500 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...07

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REQUESTED BY...JASON JONES
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110214.SACAT.01/ABQ