FNUS75 KABQ 291631
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR CHAIN OF CRATERS RX...BLM RPD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1031 AM MDT MON OCT 29 2012

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

DISCUSSION...
DECREASING NORTHWEST WINDS ALOFT AS UPPER RIDGE BUILDS TO OUR WEST
THEN BECOMES CENTERED OVER NEW MEXICO BY WEDNESDAY. DRY AND A
LITTLE WARMER EACH DAY WITH DAYTIME TEMPERATURES ABOVE NORMAL. GENERALLY
LIGHT AND PARTIALLY TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS MAY EVENTUALLY LEAD TO POOR
VENTILATION BY MIDWEEK. ONLY FAIR TO POOR OVERNIGHT RH RECOVERIES WITH
INVERSIONS DEVELOPING.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT 10/29/12
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 65-70.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 10-15 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 14 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD/127956 KNOT-FT AT 1400 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/37767 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING VERY GOOD/119000 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 32-37.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 30-35 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY EVENING
                       BECOMING TERRAIN DOMINATED 5 TO 10 MPH
                       THEREAFTER.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/16500 KNOT-FT BY EARLY-EVENING BECOMING
                       POOR/0 KNOT-FT BY LATE-EVENING.

FOR TUESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 64-68.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 10-15 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE
                       MORNING BECOMING WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST 10 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/72000 KNOT-FT AT 1500 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/22322 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING GOOD/72000 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.

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REQUESTED BY...JASON JONES
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121029.CHAIN.01/ABQ