FNUS75 KABQ 141419
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR PINE RIDGE RX...NAVAJO REGION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
719 AM MST WED NOV 14 2012

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

NOTE: IF AT ALL POSSIBLE AN EARLY MORNING OBSERVATION TAKEN WITHIN
AN HOUR OR SO OF SENDING THE SPOT REQUEST WOULD BE HELPFUL AND
APPRECIATED. HELPS US BETTER PREDICT OVERNIGHT MINIMUM TEMPERATURES
ESPECIALLY IN A PERSISTENCE TYPE WEATHER PATTERN.

DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT BUILDING IN FROM WEST TODAY INTO THURSDAY. AIR
MASS TOO DRY FOR ANYTHING OTHER THAN SOME PATCHY HIGH CLOUDS LATER
THIS AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY. 20 FOOT WINDS PRETTY LIGHT TODAY...
MAINLY DRAINAGE INTO MID MORNING...THEN TERRAIN DRIVEN TOWARD NOON
AND THIS AFTERNOON WITH MAINLY AN UPSLOPE COMPONENT. MAX TEMPS UP
JUST A COUPLE DEGREES TODAY FROM TUESDAY. POOR VENTILATION EXPECTED
EACH EVENING THROUGH THE MID MORNING AND THE EARLY MORNING
INVERSION MAY TAKE A BIT LONGER TO BREAK TODAY. NO PRECIPITATION AT
LEAST INTO SATURDAY.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MST 11/14/12
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 50-54.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 23-28 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED...MAINLY DOWNSLOPE...LESS
                       THAN 8 MPH THROUGH 9 OR 10 AM...THEREAFTER
                       BECOMING MAINLY UPSLOPE 5 TO 10 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH 3 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......POOR/3267 KNOT-FT AT 1200 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/1164 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING POOR/3000 KNOT-FT BY MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 19-24.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 43-48 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED 8 MPH OR LESS.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/500 KNOT-FT BY EARLY-EVENING BECOMING
                       POOR/0 KNOT-FT BY LATE-EVENING.

FOR THURSDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 50-54.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 20-25 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED 5 TO 10 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH 3 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......POOR/9163 KNOT-FT AT 1300 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/2583 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING POOR/9000 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...43

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REQUESTED BY...JOHNSON BENALLIE
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121114.PINER.01/ABQ