FNUS75 KABQ 181851
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR WILD HORSE...BLM / RPD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1151 AM MST WED JAN 18 2012

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

DISCUSSION...
BREEZY CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AS WEST WINDS PREVAIL. WEST
WINDS DIMINISH SOMEWHAT ON THURSDAY. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL
STRENGTHEN AGAIN FRIDAY WITH GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL
WEAKEN SATURDAY AND ESPECIALLY SUNDAY. A WARMING TREND WILL COMMENCE
TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES PEAKING AROUND 10 DEGREES
ABOVE NORMAL THURSDAY AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL GRADUALLY COOL
THROUGH THE WEEKEND...AND WILL REMAIN ABOVE NORMAL UNTIL SUNDAY. ON
SUNDAY...AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL CROSS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SNOW SHOWERS. THE CHANCE OF WETTING PRECIPITATION APPEARS MINIMAL
WITH THIS SYSTEM.


FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MST 1/18/12
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 45-49.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 26-31 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 13 TO
                       18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 19 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......POOR/19000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/8062 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING POOR/19000 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 26-30.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 45-50 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 10 TO 17 MPH.

FOR THURSDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 51-55.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 23-28 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 12 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......POOR/6000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/5898 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING POOR/5000 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...01

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REQUESTED BY...JASON JONES
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120118.WILDH.01/ABQ