FNUS75 KABQ 171421
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR SOUTH PASTURES RX...NPS-PEP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
821 AM MDT TUE APR 17 2012

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

DISCUSSION...
FLOW ALOFT CURRENTLY OUT OF THE WEST BUT WILL GRADUALLY TURN MORE
SOUTHWESTERLY AS THE DAY PROGRESSES. THIS MODERATE FLOW ALOFT
WILL GRADUALLY MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE ESPECIALLY DURING THE
EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS AND GRADUALLY STRENGTHEN AS THE AFTERNOON
PROGRESSES. LOOK FOR SOME GUSTIER BREEZES DURING THE PEAK HEATING
PERIOD AT TIMES. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE A FEW DEGREES ABOVE
NORMAL BUT HAINES VALUES SHOULD BE 4 TO POSSIBLY A 5 LATE IN THE
DAY. MINIMUM HUMIDITIES WILL BE A FEW PERCENTAGE POINTS LOWER THAN
YESTERDAY. EXCELLENT VENTILATION EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MDT 4/17/12
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......SUNNY MOST OF THE DAY. PERHAPS A FEW FLAT
                       CUMULUS OVER THE HIGH RIDGES LATE.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 65-67.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 13-15 PERCENT AROUND 1600.
   20 FOOT WIND........A LITTLE MORE VARIABLE BUT LIGHT WINDS
                       LESS THAN 6 MPH DURING MOST OF THE MORNING.
                       INITIALLY STARTING OUT UPCANYON/UPVALLEY 3
                       TO 5 MPH BY 1000. PERHAPS A MIX OF WEST
                       BY LATE MORNING 5 TO 8 MPH. WINDS INCREASING
                       AND BECOMING SOUTHWESTERLY 8 TO 12 MPH
                       BETWEEN 1130 TO 1300. CONTINUED SOUTHWEST
                       WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                       GUSTS IN THE 20S TO NEAR 30 MPH MID TO
                       LATE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......11000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 21 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/231000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/94889 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/234096 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...DANIEL JACOBS
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120417.SOUTH.02/ABQ