FNUS75 KABQ 301652
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR CHAIN OF CRATERS RX...BLM RPD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1052 AM MDT TUE OCT 30 2012

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

DISCUSSION...
ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE WITH LOWER HUMIDITIES DUE
TO THE DRY INTRUSION ALOFT. WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE A BIT MORE
TERRAIN DRIVEN TODAY AND WEDNESDAY AS COMPARED TO THE PAST FEW
DAYS. DUE TO THE LIGHTER NORTHWEST WIND FLOW ALOFT...VENTILATION
WILL LOWER ACCORDINGLY NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. LOOK FOR POOR HUMIDITY
RECOVERIES TONIGHT.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT 10/30/12
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 66-70.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 10-15 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........UPSLOPE/UPCANYON OR NORTH/NORTHWEST WINDS 5
                       TO 7 MPH. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 17 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 9 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/76000 KNOT-FT AT 1500 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/21222 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING GOOD/76000 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 29-34.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 30-35 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY EVENING AND
                       AND THEN BECOMING LIGHT DOWNSLOPE/DOWNCANYON.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/9000 KNOT-FT BY EARLY-EVENING BECOMING
                       POOR/0 KNOT-FT BY LATE-EVENING.

FOR WEDNESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 66-70.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 10-15 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........UPSLOPE/UPCANYON OR NORTH/NORTHWEST WINDS 5
                       TO 7 MPH. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 6 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......FAIR/47500 KNOT-FT AT 1500 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/12236 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING FAIR/47500 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...50

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REQUESTED BY...FERNANDO CORTEZ
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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