FNUS75 KABQ 151731
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR SACATON RX...BLM - SCD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1031 AM MST WED FEB 15 2012

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

DISCUSSION...
DRIER CONDITIONS WILL BE FOUND FOLLOWING THE COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE
LAST NIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM SOME UNDER THE ABUNDANT SUN AND
VENTILATION WONT BE TOO BAD CONSIDERING THE POST COLD FRONTAL
INVERSION. INCREASING HIGH CLOUDS OVERNIGHT AND ON THURSDAY
ALTHOUGH TEMPERATURES WILL WARM EVEN MORE. A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM
WILL BE TO THE WEST OF THE AREA...OVER ARIZONA ON THURSDAY AND ACT
TO DRAW EASTERLY WINDS INTO IT. ENOUGH SO THAT TRANSPORT WINDS
COME UP OUT OF THE EAST.

NOTE: TEMP IN OBSERVATION APPEARS TO BE QUITE HIGH BASED ON SURROUNDING
READINGS FROM RAWS SITES. RH LOOKS SOLID THOUGH.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MST 2/15/12
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 48-51.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 26-30 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHERLY
                       5 TO 7 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 11 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/71500 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...FAIR/49611 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING GOOD/60000 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH MAINLY HIGH CIRRUS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 25-29.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 47-52 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH/SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING
                       TO A LIGHT EAST/NORTHEAST BY MIDNIGHT.

FOR THURSDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH MAINLY HIGHER CLOUDS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 52-55.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 23-28 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH BECOMING
                       EASTERLY AND PERHAPS SOUTHEASTERLY
                       DURING THE AFTERNOON. SPEEDS 6 TO 9 MPH.                    SOUTHEAST IN THE
   MIXING HEIGHT.......9500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......EAST 22 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/209000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/64296 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING VERY GOOD/142500 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...JONATHAN SMITH
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120215.SACAT.01/ABQ