FNUS75 KABQ 191545
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR SANTA CLARA CREEK THINNING UNIT...BIA NPA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
845 AM MST THU JAN 19 2012

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

DISCUSSION...
VENTILATION WILL LOWER TODAY BUT IMPROVE ON FRIDAY AS TRANSPORT
AND MIXING HEIGHTS INCREASE. AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES WILL BE ABOVE
NORMAL THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. EXPECT SOME OCCASIONAL GUSTINESS
FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0815 MST 1/19/12
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING
                       PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SOME CIRRUS DURING THE
                       AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 52-56.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 26-31 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTH/NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH BECOMING
                       SOMEWHAT VARIABLE DURING THE AFTERNOON WITH
                       A COMBINATION SOUTHEAST TERRAIN FLOW AND
                       WEST/NORTHWEST 4 TO 6 MPH DURING THE
                       AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTH 4 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......POOR/10000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/3486 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING POOR/5136 KNOT-FT BY MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 16-20.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 61-66 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTH/NORTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH.

FOR FRIDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 50-54.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 24-29 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTH/NORTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH
                       SHIFTING TO THE WEST/SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH
                       WITH SOME GUSTS IN THE TEENS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 13 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......FAIR/58500 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/5163 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING FAIR/58500 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...50

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REQUESTED BY...MARK B  MOORE
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120119.SANTA.01/ABQ