FNUS75 KABQ 131357
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR SCOUT CAMP...NM-TDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
757 AM MDT TUE MAR 13 2012

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

DISCUSSION...DRY SOUTHWEST TO WEST FLOW ALOFT.
HAINES INDEX OF 5 THIS AFTERNOON WITH RH BELOW 15 PERCENT BUT
WINDS NOT EXPECTED TO MEET CRITICAL THRESHOLDS BOTH TODAY AND
WEDNESDAY. POOR RH RECOVERY TONIGHT.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0750 MDT 3/13/12
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 61-65 AT OBS SITE.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 8-13 PERCENT AT OBS SITE.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 8 MPH BECOMING
                       SOUTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......6300 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 17 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD/107100 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/24785 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING GOOD/97807 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 29-33.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 32-37 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       NORTHEAST 7 TO 9 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

FOR WEDNESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 62-66 AT OBS SITE.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 8-13 PERCENT AT OBS SITE.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
                       IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 10 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/80000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/12869 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING GOOD/80000 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.

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REQUESTED BY...TAOS DISPATCH
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120313.SCOUT.01/ABQ