FNUS75 KABQ 061300
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR SCOUT CAMP RX...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
700 AM MDT FRI APR 6 2012

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

DISCUSSION...MODERATE SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT OVER THE AREA TODAY.
ENHANCED SURFACE DRYING EXPECTED IN WAKE OF A DRY PACIFIC FRONTAL
BOUNDARY. MIN RH/S DOWN AT LEAST 5 PERCENT COMPARED TO 24 HOURS AGO.
LITTLE CHANGE IN TEMPS.  MAIN ISSUE TONIGHT WILL BE POOR RH RECOVERY
DESPITE MIN TEMPERATURES THAT WILL BE SEVERAL DEGREES COLDER THAN
THIS MORNING.  LESS WIND BUT CONTINUED DRY SATURDAY AS GRADIENTS
RELAX.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0715 MDT 4/6/12
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 64-67.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 11-16 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO
                       WEST-SOUTHWEST 12 TO 17 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                       GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 23 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/230000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/77970 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/222889 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......OCCASIONAL HIGH CLOUDS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 30-35.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 34-39 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 7 TO 15 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 7
                       TO 9 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

FOR SATURDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 65-68.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 12-17 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH-SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......11000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 13 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD/143000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...FAIR/44568 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING VERY GOOD/143000 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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