FNUS75 KABQ 041303
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR SCOUT CAMP RX...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
703 AM MDT WED APR 4 2012

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

DISCUSSION...DRIER AND WARMER AIR MASS TO DOMINATE THE AREA TODAY
THROUGH THURSDAY. RESIDUAL MOISTURE YIELDING PATCHY LOW CLOUDS OR FOG
IN THE VICINITY OF THE BURN AREA EARLY THIS MORNING...MAINLY EAST. NO
VENTILATION CONCERNS THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY.  EXCEPTION WILL BE
THE MORNING HOURS BOTH TODAY AND THURSDAY WHEN POOR VENT RATES ARE
EXPECTED BETWEEN DAYBREAK AND LATE MORNING.  WEAKENING FREE AIR WINDS
FROM THE NORTHWEST TODAY WILL BECOME MORE SOUTHWEST BY THURSDAY...AND
INCREASE LATE.


FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0715 MDT 4/4/12
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY AFTER PATCHY LOW CLOUDS OR FOG
                       EARLY THIS MORNING.  WARMER.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 53-56.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 32-36 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
                       AND INCREASING TO 8 TO 11 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST 14 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/70000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/37964 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING GOOD/71494 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 31-34.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX NEAR 60 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING
                       BECOMING TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 8 MPH.

FOR THURSDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 64-69.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 17-21 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH INCREASING TO
                       SOUTHWEST 12 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 17 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD/127500 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/27230 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING VERY GOOD/117778 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...41

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REQUESTED BY...TDC
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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