FNUS75 KABQ 151417
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR PINE RIDGE RX...NAVAJO REGION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
717 AM MST THU NOV 15 2012

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

NOTE: IF AT ALL POSSIBLE AN EARLY MORNING OBSERVATION TAKEN WITHIN
AN HOUR OR TWO 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. DRY ONCE AGAIN...
JUST SOME PATCHY HIGH CLOUDS TODAY INTO FRIDAY. 20 FOOT WINDS PRETTY
LIGHT TODAY...MAINLY DRAINAGE INTO MID/LATE MORNING...THEN TERRAIN
DRIVEN TOWARD NOON AND AFTERNOON WITH MAINLY UPSLOPE COMPONENT. MAX
TEMPERATURES PRETTY CLOSE TO WEDNESDAY HIGHS. POOR VENTILATION
EXPECTED MOST IF NOT ALL OF TODAY AND THROUGH AT LEAST MID MORNING
FRIDAY...THEN AT LEAST GOOD TO VERY GOOD IN THE AFTERNOON.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MST 11/15/12
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 52-56.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 19-24 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED 5 TO 10 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......EAST 3 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......POOR/7500 KNOT-FT AT 1400 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/500 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING BECOMING
                       POOR/7500 KNOT-FT BY MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 22-26.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 46-51 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED 5 TO 9 MPH BECOMING SOUTH
                       7 TO 9 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/1500 KNOT-FT BY EARLY-EVENING BECOMING
                       POOR/1160 KNOT-FT BY LATE-EVENING.

FOR FRIDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF VERY
                       LIGHT SHOWERS TOWARD EVENING.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 50-54.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 24-29 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........MOSTLY DRAINAGE 8 MPH OR LESS EARLY THEN
                       GENERALLY SOUTH THROUGH WEST 6 TO 12 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 18 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD/108000 KNOT-FT AT 1400 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/19215 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING VERY GOOD/108000 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 20121115.PINER.01/ABQ