FNUS75 KABQ 081455
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR CHAIN OF CRATERS...RIO PUERCO BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
755 AM MST THU NOV 8 2012

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

DISCUSSION...
THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS DEVELOPING TONIGHT
THROUGH FRIDAY AHEAD OF AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH THAT WILL CROSS OVER
THE WEEKEND. FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY A PACIFIC COLD FRONT WILL
ALSO CROSS FROM THE WEST DROPPING THE TEMPERATURE AND CHANGING THE
PRECIPITATION TO SNOW. AN INCH OR TWO OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE
EACH DAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH ONE OF THE STRONGER BURSTS ON
SATURDAY. IN ADDITION...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP
FRIDAY...THEN REMAIN BREEZY FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. WIND GUSTS
WILL PEAK IN STRENGTH NEAR 45 MPH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. WIND SPEEDS
WILL ACTUALLY BECOME GUSTY BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MST 11/8/12
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 62-66.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 14-19 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO 13
                       TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 30
                       MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 25 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/244568 KNOT-FT AT 1300 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/90553 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/230000 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN
                       SHOWERS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 33-37.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 62-67 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH.
   VENTILATION TREND...VERY GOOD/142500 KNOT-FT BY EARLY-EVENING
                       BECOMING POOR/0 KNOT-FT BY LATE-EVENING.

FOR FRIDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN
                       SHOWERS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 56-60.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 33-38 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 18 TO 28 MPH INCREASING TO
                       23 TO 33 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO
                       45 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 39 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/312849 KNOT-FT AT 1300 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...VERY GOOD/145074 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/285000 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...44

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REQUESTED BY...ZACH SAAVEDRA
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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