FNUS75 KABQ 191405
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR SCOUT CAMP RX...TAOS BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
805 AM MDT MON MAR 19 2012

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

DISCUSSION...
SNOW SHOWERS TODAY AND TONIGHT WITH 5 TO 10 INCHES OF FRESH
ACCUMULATION BY THIS EVENING. SOME OF THIS HAS ALREADY FALLEN.
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON. SHOWERS
WILL DECREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY TONIGHT. THEN...AN UPPER
LOW WILL CUT OFF OVER THE TEXAS PANHANDLE TUESDAY THROUGH
THURSDAY. SOME WRAP AROUND SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE TUESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY WITH LITTLE OR NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION. BELOW NORMAL
TEMPERATURES WILL PERSIST UNTIL THURSDAY. VENT RATES LOOK GOOD OR
BETTER FOR THE WHOLE WEEK.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0750 MDT 3/19/12
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN
                       THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN
                       SHOWERS...SNOW SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE
                       OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......50 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 37-41.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 34-39 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO
                       WEST 14 TO 19 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY
                       AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......10500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 19 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/199500 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...VERY GOOD/108658 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/194250 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW
                       SHOWERS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 16-20.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 64-69 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 7 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       NORTHWEST 7 TO 9 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

FOR TUESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 43-47.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 21-26 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTH WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 13 TO
                       18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......10500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTH 20 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/210000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...VERY GOOD/144630 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/190000 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...44

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