FNUS75 KABQ 161730
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR SACATON RX...BLM / RPD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1030 AM MST THU FEB 16 2012

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

DISCUSSION...A STORM SYSTEM DEVELOPING OVER THE NORTHERN BAJA PENINSULA
WILL DRIFT EAST TONIGHT ACROSS NORTHERN MEXICO...SPREADING CLOUDS NORTH
INTO SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. CLOUDS WILL THICKEN AND LOWER
OVERNIGHT LEADING TO A CHANCE FOR RAIN SHOWERS OR A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. VENTILATION FRIDAY WILL LIKELY BE POOR.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1030 MST 2/16/12
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 54-58.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 23-27 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........EAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......10500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......EAST 20 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/210000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/69926 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING VERY GOOD/136500 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW
                       SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 30-34.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 68-73 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........EAST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH.

FOR FRIDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS...OR AN
                       EARLY MORNING MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......30 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 45-49.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 44-49 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       NORTH 6 TO 10 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHEAST 7 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......POOR/28000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/13091 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING POOR/17742 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...07

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REQUESTED BY...MIKE MORA
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120216.SACAT.01/ABQ