FNUS75 KABQ 171445
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR PECOS SOUTH PASTURES RX SPOT  2...NPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
729 AM MST THU NOV 17 2011

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

DISCUSSION...WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THIS MORNING AND PEAK
DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS ALLOWING FOR IMPROVING VENTILATION
AS THE DAY PROGRESSES. MINIMUM HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL INTO THE
UPPER TEENS TODAY. WINDS WILL DIMINISH SLIGHTLY OVERNIGHT AND
RECOVERIES WILL AVERAGE FAIR. WINDS WILL INCREASE EVEN MORE FRIDAY
WITH NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS POSSIBLE FOR AN HOUR OR
TWO BY LATE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL STEADILY INCREASE THROUGH FRIDAY
EVENING AND BECOME VERY STRONG AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45
MPH POSSIBLE.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0745 MST 11/17/11
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 53-56.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 16-21 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO
                       15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH
                       POSSIBLE BETWEEN NOON AND 4 PM.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 22 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/88000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/36599 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING GOOD/84000 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 20-25.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 58-63 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. A FEW GUSTS UP TO
                       15 MPH POSSIBLE TOWARD SUNRISE.

FOR FRIDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                       PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 55-59.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 18-23 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 14 TO
                       19 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 31 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD/139500 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...FAIR/52932 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING VERY GOOD/135000 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...GUYER

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REQUESTED BY...JEFF HICKERSON
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111117.PECOS.02/ABQ