FNUS75 KABQ 171412
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR PINE RIDGE RX...NAVAJO REGION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
712 AM MST SAT NOV 17 2012

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

DISCUSSION...
AS AN UPPER LEVEL PACIFIC TROUGH APPROACHES THE BURN AREA FROM THE
SOUTHWEST TODAY...HIGH CLOUDS WILL BE INCREASING FROM THE
SOUTHWEST. THE HIGH CLOUDS WILL GRADUALLY LOWER AND LOW LEVEL
MOISTURE/DEWPOINTS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY AND BY THIS
EVENING...ISOLATED LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE. ISOLATED
SHOWER CHANCES WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING...WITH THE POSSIBILITY
OF SNOW OR A RAIN/SNOW MIX AFTER MIDNIGHT. BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS
WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AGAIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON AS WINDS ALOFT
MIX DOWN AND A LEE SIDE SURFACE TROUGH DEVELOPS OVER NORTHEAST
NEW MEXICO. SHOWER CHANCES WILL RAPIDLY DIMINISH SUNDAY AFTERNOON
AS THE ABOVE MENTIONED TROUGH PUSHES EAST INTO THE SOUTHERN
PLAINS AND DRY AIR ABOVE MOUNTAIN TOP LEVEL MOVES UP FROM SOUTHERN
ARIZONA.


FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MST 11/17/12
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY THIS MORNING BECOMING
                       MOSTLY CLOUDY BY AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 52-56.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 32-37 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........DRAINAGE 5 MPH OR LESS THEN SOUTH TO
                       SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH BEGINNING
                       AROUND 1200.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 20 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/170000 KNOT-FT AT 1400 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...FAIR/42558 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING BECOMING
                       EXCELLENT/170000 KNOT-FT BY MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN
                       SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN A SLIGHT
                       CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 27-31.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 75-80 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
   VENTILATION TREND...VERY GOOD/104770 KNOT-FT BY EARLY-EVENING
                       BECOMING GOOD/90000 KNOT-FT BY LATE-EVENING.

FOR SUNDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN
                       OR SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT IN THE MORNING...5 PERCENT
                       IN THE AFTERNOON.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 51-54.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 34-39 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 11 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 15 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/79481 KNOT-FT AT 1300 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...FAIR/51040 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING BECOMING
                       GOOD/72000 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...33

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REQUESTED BY...JOHNSON BENALLIE
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121117.PINER.01/ABQ