FNUS75 KABQ 031421
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR KIOWA NG PILES...KIOWA/RITA BLANCA NATIONAL GRASSLANDS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
821 AM MDT TUE APR 3 2012

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

DISCUSSION...
UPPER LOW WILL BE SLOW TO MOVE OUT SO CHANCES OF PRECIPITATION WILL
REMAIN THROUGH TONIGHT AS WELL AS WEDNESDAY MORNING. ABUNDANT CLOUD
COVER SHOULD REMAIN THROUGH MOST OF THE DAY. THE AREA WILL BE ON
THE BACK SIDE OF THE SYSTEM WEDNESDAY THUS MEANING A BRISK
NORTHWEST FLOW WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 7 TO 9 DEGREES
BELOW NORMAL.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0820 MDT 4/3/12FOR WEDNESDAY
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 55-59.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 36-41 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 19 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTH 21 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD/105000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/65878 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING GOOD/65000 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...50

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REQUESTED BY...JIM EDGE
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120403.KIOWA.02/ABQ