FNUS75 KABQ 271711
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR OHKAY OWIENGEH  CATTAILS...BIA-NORTHERN PUEBLOS AGENCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1011 AM MST MON FEB 27 2012

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

DISCUSSION...SOUTHEAST WINDS THIS MORNING IN THE WAKE OF A COLD
FRONT THAT MOVED THROUGH THE EASTERN PLAINS ON SUNDAY WILL BECOME
SOUTH LATER TODAY AND WILL INCREASE IN SPEED.  LATER TODAY...SNOW
WILL BE LIMITED TO THE NEARBY HIGHER TERRAIN...BUT OVERNIGHT THERE
IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SOME RAIN OR SNOW AT THE BURN SITE. WIND
TOMORROW WILL BECOME SOUTHWEST THEN WEST AND STEADILY PICK UP IN
SPEED DURING THE DAY.  CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS COULD
OCCUR DEPENDING ON THE EXTENT OF THE PRECIPITATION AND HOW LOW THE
AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BECOME...BUT THE CURRENT FORECAST IS
FOR MIN RH TO REMAIN ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS.


FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MST 2/27/12
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH PERIODS OF MID AND HIGH
                       CLOUDS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 55-59.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 14-19 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO
                       SOUTH 13 TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS
                       UP TO 30 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH 24 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/180000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/28500 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/176741 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TUESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS
                       IN THE MORNING.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 46-50.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 20-25 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       WEST 18 TO 28 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP
                       TO 45 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 28 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/238000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...EXCELLENT/189519 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/224547 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...05

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REQUESTED BY...MARK B MOORE
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120227.OHKAY.02/ABQ