FNUS75 KABQ 241644
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR SANTA CLARA CREEK THINNING UNIT...BIA NPA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
944 AM MST TUE JAN 24 2012

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

NOTE: POOR VENTILATION NEARLY ALL DAY TODAY AND AGAIN WEDNESDAY.

DISCUSSION...
SPOTTY SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN
TODAY WITH A FEW POSSIBLY SPREADING INTO NEARBY VALLEY LOCATIONS.
VENTILATION WILL BE POOR ALMOST ALL DAY DUE TO WEAK MIXING...COLDER
TEMPERATURES...AND CLOUD COVER. PRECIPITATION CHANCES TO CONTINUE INTO
THIS EVENING. VERY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL SETTLE IN TONIGHT WITH MID
SLOPE INVERSIONS LIKELY BY SUNRISE.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MST 1/24/12
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN
                       THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN
                       SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......30 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 47-51.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 46-51 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........VARIABLE 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 7 TO 13
                       MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTH 10 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......FAIR/40000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/6000 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING POOR/36046 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND
                       SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN A SLIGHT
                       CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 16-20.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 85-90 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTH AND NORTHEAST 6 TO 12 MPH.

FOR WEDNESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 48-53.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 31-36 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTH 6 TO 12 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTH 8 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......POOR/28000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/16326 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING POOR/28000 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...43

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REQUESTED BY...MARK B  MOORE
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120124.SANTA.01/ABQ