FNUS75 KABQ 161420
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR PINE RIDGE RX...NAVAJO REGION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
720 AM MST FRI NOV 16 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 BEFORE SENDING THE SPOT REQUEST WOULD BE HELPFUL AND
APPRECIATED. HELPS US BETTER PREDICT OVERNIGHT MINIMUM TEMPERATURES
ESPECIALLY IN A PERSISTENCE TYPE WEATHER PATTERN.

DISCUSSION...
DRY ONCE AGAIN...HIGH CLOUDS THIS MORNING WILL DECREASE TO SOME
DEGREE DURING THE DAY. 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 NEAR TO
SLIGHTLY ABOVE THURSDAY HIGHS. POOR VENTILATION EARLY TODAY THEN AT
LEAST GOOD TO VERY GOOD THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MST 11/16/12
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTIAL CLEARING.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 52-56.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 23-28 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........MOSTLY DRAINAGE 8 MPH OR LESS EARLY THEN
                       GENERALLY SOUTH THROUGH WEST 6 TO 12 MPH
                       TOWARD NOON AND THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 16 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD/113607 KNOT-FT AT 1300 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/34815 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING VERY GOOD/112500 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 25-30.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 56-61 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........BECOMING MAINLY DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 8 MPH OR
                       LESS AFTER 7 OR 8 PM.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/3500 KNOT-FT BY EARLY-EVENING BECOMING
                       POOR/0 KNOT-FT BY LATE-EVENING.

FOR SATURDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 51-55.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 25-30 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........VARIABLE DIRECTION UNDER 8 MPH TIL MID OR LATE
                       MORNING THEN MAINLY SOUTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 20 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD/108058 KNOT-FT AT 1300 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...FAIR/45037 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING GOOD/90000 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 20121116.PINER.01/ABQ