FNUS75 KABQ 241645
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR ENSENADA RX...CAF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
945 AM MST TUE JAN 24 2012

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

DISCUSSION...
A LARGE WINTER STORM SYSTEM PASSING SOUTH OF THE BURN WILL DROP BOTH
MIXING HEIGHTS AND TRANSPORT WINDS TO LOW LEVELS TODAY FOR POOR
VENTILATION CONDITIONS THROUGH WEDNESDAY. WEST WINDS WILL SHIFT
TO THE NORTH IN THE AFTERNOON AS A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES SOUTHWARD
ACROSS THE BURN. CLEARING SKIES AND DRYING ON WEDNESDAY IN STABLE
AIR AND CONTINUED POOR VENTILATION CONDITIONS.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MST 1/24/12
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 37-39.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 51-54 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH
                       7 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTH 16 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/80000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/11260 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING POOR/34844 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SNOW
                       SHOWERS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 11-13.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 94-97 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       NORTH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

FOR WEDNESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING
                       PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 43-45.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 34-37 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTH WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH IN THE MORNING
                       BECOMING TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 8 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTH 8 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......POOR/16000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/7462 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING POOR/14000 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...25

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