FNUS75 KABQ 231501
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR KIOWA PILES...KIOWA RITA BLANCA NATIONAL GRASSLANDS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
901 AM MDT MON APR 23 2012

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

DISCUSSION...WITH A STRONG UPPER LEVEL RIDGE IN PLACE WEST OF NEW
MEXICO MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES ARE EXPECTED THIS MORNING WITH INCREASING
CUMULUS BUILDUPS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE
GENERALLY OF THE DRY VARIETY WITH LITTLE PRECIPITATION REACHING THE
GROUND BUT STRONG...GUSTY AND ERRATIC OUTFLOWS ARE POSSIBLE.
OVERNIGHT RH RECOVERIES SHOULD BE GOOD. MUCH WARMER AND DRIER ON
TUESDAY WITH GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0835 MDT 4/23/12
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 75-79.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 25-30 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 18 MPH WITH
                       SOME GUSTS TO 25 MPH AT TIMES. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                       WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                       AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......11000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 25 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/275000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/75000 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING FAIR/52500 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 50-54.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 56-61 PERCENT.

FOR TUESDAY
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 85-89.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 12-17 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                       22 TO 25 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                       NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......17500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 16 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/280000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...VERY GOOD/147699 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/239842 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...05

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REQUESTED BY...JIM EDGE
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120423.KIOWA.01/ABQ