FNUS75 KABQ 181336
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR PECOS SOUTH PASTURES RX SPOT  2...NPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
636 AM MST FRI NOV 18 2011

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

DISCUSSION...WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE RATHER DRAMATICALLY THROUGH 10
AM THIS MORNING WITH GUSTS UP TO 28 MPH POSSIBLE. MINIMUM HUMIDITY
VALUES WILL BE SIMILAR TO YESTERDAY. WINDS WILL REMAIN ELEVATED
OVERNIGHT AS A JET MAXIMUM CROSSES OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. THIS
WILL TRANSLATE INTO WINDY CONDITIONS AGAIN SATURDAY. HUMIDITY VALUES
AGAIN WILL BE SIMILAR TO TODAY. WINDS WILL SLACKEN OFF SATURDAY
NIGHT AND TREND MUCH LOWER SUNDAY. HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WILL BE
BETTER SUNDAY AND MONDAY MORNINGS AS COOLER AIR MOVES INTO THE AREA.
THE STORM SYSTEM FOR MONDAY WILL ONLY BRUSH THE REGION WITH MORE
GUSTY WINDS AND ONLY SLIGHT CHANCES OF LIGHT SNOW.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0620 MST 11/18/11
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. PERIODS OF MOSTLY CLOUDY THIS
                       AFTERNOON FROM HIGH CLOUDS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 55-59.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 22-27 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO
                       20 MPH BY LATE MORNING. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 28 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD/140000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...FAIR/51463 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING VERY GOOD/121500 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 34-39.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 42-47 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 10 TO 16 MPH. A FEW GUSTS UP TO
                       22 MPH POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT.

FOR SATURDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING BECOMING PARTLY
                       CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 52-56.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 20-25 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 10 TO 16 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING
                       INCREASING TO 16 TO 22 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 32
                       MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 36 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/180000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/88489 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/153000 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 20111118.PECOS.01/ABQ