FNUS75 KABQ 131502
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR STAIR STEP PILE BURN...NPS-ELMA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
902 AM MDT THU SEP 13 2012

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

DISCUSSION...
CLOUD COVER ALONG WITH SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL BE
DECREASING THROUGHOUT TODAY AS DRY AIR BEGINS TO MOVE INTO WESTERN
AND NORTHWESTERN PORTIONS OF THE STATE. HIGH TEMPERATURES TODAY WILL
BE CLOSE TO TEN DEGREES BELOW NORMAL FOR THE AREA. AS PRECIPITATION
MOVES ACROSS AND OUT OF THE STATE A WARMING AND DRYING PATTERN WILL
SET IN FOR THE WEEKEND AND BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK. FAIR OVERNIGHT
RH RECOVERIES EXPECTED NEXT FEW DAYS WITH MIN RH VALUES BEGINNING
TO LOWER.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0930 MDT 9/13/12
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......30 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 71-75.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 37-42 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........LIGHT AND VARIABLE IN THE MORNING INCREASING
                       TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......10500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......EAST 16 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD/129022 KNOT-FT AT 1300 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...VERY GOOD/106135 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING GOOD/95000 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 44-48.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 75-80 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH DECREASING TO 4
                       TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/80000 KNOT-FT BY EARLY-EVENING BECOMING
                       FAIR/42000 KNOT-FT BY LATE-EVENING.

FOR FRIDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 70-74.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 22-27 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......11000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......EAST 11 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD/115500 KNOT-FT AT 1500 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...FAIR/45833 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING VERY GOOD/115500 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...21

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REQUESTED BY...DAVE DUKART
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120913.STAIR.01/ABQ