FNUS75 KABQ 131852
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR STAIR STEP PILE BURN...NPS-ELMA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1252 PM MDT THU SEP 13 2012

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

DISCUSSION...
SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL BE DECREASING THROUGHOUT THE
REST OF THE DAY. SYSTEM RESPONSIBLE FOR PRECIPITATION AND CLOUD
COVER IS SLOWLY MOVING TO THE EAST SOUTHEAST. CLOUDS WILL ALSO
BEGIN TO DISSIPATE INTO THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS DRY AIR WORKS
ITS WAY INTO WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE STATE. GENERAL DRYING AND
WARMING TREND EXPECTED INTO FRIDAY AND THE WEEKEND. TEMPERATURES
WILL RETURN TO NEAR NORMAL VALUES BY EARLY NEXT WEEK.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1305 MDT 9/13/12
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......50 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 58-62.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 60-65 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH.
                       GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......EAST 19 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/80133 KNOT-FT AT 1600 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/64270 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING GOOD/80133 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN
                       SHOWERS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 35-39.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 95-100 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH DECREASING TO 4
                       TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   VENTILATION TREND...FAIR/56000 KNOT-FT BY EARLY-EVENING BECOMING
                       POOR/4500 KNOT-FT BY LATE-EVENING.

FOR FRIDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 59-63.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 31-36 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........EAST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH INCREASING TO 9 TO 12
                       MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......EAST 19 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/99611 KNOT-FT AT 1300 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/84956 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING GOOD/94258 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.02/ABQ