FNUS75 KABQ 121352
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR STAIR STEP PILE BURN...NPS-ELMA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
752 AM MDT WED SEP 12 2012

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

DISCUSSION...
WETTING RAINS ARE EXPECTED BOTH TODAY AND THURSDAY AS A SLOW MOVING
UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE INTERACTS WITH ABUNDANT ATMOSPHERIC
MOISTURE. ON THURSDAY...A BACKDOOR COLD FRONT WILL PUSH WEST TO NEAR
THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE...RESULTING IN GOOD CHANCES FOR RAIN AT THE
BURN SITE. HIGH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE FORECAST WITH TEMPERATURES
BELOW NORMAL...ESPECIALLY THURSDAY.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0930 MDT 9/12/12
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......60 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 62-66.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 65-70 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                       WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST 13 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/76119 KNOT-FT AT 1700 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/37843 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING GOOD/76119 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE
                       EVENING...THEN NUMEROUS SHOWERS AFTER
                       MIDNIGHT.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......60 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 42-46.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 95-100 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       SOUTH 7 TO 9 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN
                       THE EVENING.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/66000 KNOT-FT BY EARLY-EVENING BECOMING
                       POOR/2000 KNOT-FT BY LATE-EVENING.

FOR THURSDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......RAIN LIKELY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......60 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 54-58.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 73-78 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO
                       EAST 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......EAST 21 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD/100506 KNOT-FT AT 1600 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/61874 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING VERY GOOD/100506 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...11

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REQUESTED BY...DAVE DUKART
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120912.STAIR.01/ABQ