FNUS75 KABQ 151445
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR STAIR STEP PILE BURN...NPS-ELMA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
845 AM MDT SAT SEP 15 2012

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

DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT BUILDING FROM THE SOUTHERN GREAT
BASIN INTO ARIZONA THIS WEEKEND WILL RESULT IN DRY CONDITIONS AND
GENERALLY CLEAR SKIES OVER WEST CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. TEMPERATURES
WILL AGAIN BE QUITE COOL TONIGHT BUT WARM TO ABOVE NORMAL DURING
THE DAY SUNDAY. NEXT WEEK LOOKS DRY AS WELL WITH WARM DAYS AND
COOL/COLD NIGHTS.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1030 MDT 9/15/12
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 69-73.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 18-23 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 6 MPH
                       BECOMING NORTH 6 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......10500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHEAST 13 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD/115993 KNOT-FT AT 1600 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/38833 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING BECOMING
                       VERY GOOD/115993 KNOT-FT BY MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 40-44.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 60-65 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING
                       BECOMING TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 8 MPH.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/95000 KNOT-FT BY EARLY-EVENING BECOMING
                       POOR/1000 KNOT-FT BY LATE-EVENING.

FOR SUNDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 74-78.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 14-19 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH INCREASING TO 8
                       TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......13500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST 13 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/166267 KNOT-FT AT 1700 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/64310 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/166267 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...07

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REQUESTED BY...DAVE DUKART
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120915.STAIR.01/ABQ