FNUS75 KABQ 181333
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR SCOUT CAMP RX...TAOS BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
733 AM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012

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

DISCUSSION...
INCREASING WINDS AND TURNING COLDER TODAY AS A POTENT STORM ALOFT AND
SURFACE COLD FRONT CROSSES INTO NEW MEXICO. WINDS WILL SHIFT FROM A
SOUTH TO A MORE WESTERLY DIRECTION THIS AFTERNOON. WE CANNOT RULE OUT
A THUNDERSTORM TODAY WHICH WOULD PRODUCE STRONG...GUSTY ERRATIC WINDS.
PRECIPITATION CONTINUING TONIGHT AND MONDAY.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0745 MDT 3/18/12
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN
                       SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN NUMEROUS RAIN
                       SHOWERS...SNOW SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE
                       OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF
                       BLOWING SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......60 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 54-58.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 20-25 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO
                       SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                       GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                       EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                       AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH 46 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/414000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...EXCELLENT/208133 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/414000 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW IN THE
                       EVENING. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS
                       IN THE EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW
                       SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......50 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 24-28.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 73-78 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH DECREASING TO 9
                       TO 15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 45
                       MPH.

FOR MONDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
                       MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AND
                       SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                       AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......40 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 37-41.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 34-39 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO
                       WEST 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY
                       AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST 19 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/161500 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/85861 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING GOOD/72000 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...40

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REQUESTED BY...ADRIAN GALLEGOS
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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