FNUS75 KABQ 181412
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR PINE RIDGE RX...NAVAJO REGION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
712 AM MST SUN NOV 18 2012

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

DISCUSSION...
A WEAK PACIFIC TROUGH WILL SLIDE NORTHEAST OF THE BURN LOCATION THIS
AFTERNOON. CLOUDS WILL DECREASE LATE THIS MORNING INTO THE EARLY
AFTERNOON AS VERY DRY AIR ABOVE MOUNTAIN TOP LEVEL MOVES INTO
WESTERN NEW MEXICO BEHIND THE DEPARTING TROUGH. A SLIGHTLY COOLER
AIRMASS WILL EASE INTO WESTERN NEW MEXICO TODAY...LOWERING
AFTERNOON MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES SEVERAL DEGREES FROM SATURDAY.
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO NORTHERN NEW MEXICO ON
MONDAY. POOR VENTILATION CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY.


FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MST 11/18/12
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN CLEARING
                       DURING THE AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 48-52.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 46-51 PERCENT.
    20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 14 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/81778 KNOT-FT AT 1300 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...FAIR/40274 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING GOOD/78000 KNOT-FT BY MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 23-27.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 87-92 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........DRAINAGE WIND LESS THAN 5 MPH.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/33000 KNOT-FT BY EARLY-EVENING BECOMING
                       POOR/0 KNOT-FT BY LATE-EVENING.

FOR MONDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 50-54.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 29-34 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........DRAINAGE LESS THAN 5 MPH IN THE MORNING
                       NORTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 7 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......POOR/38500 KNOT-FT AT 1400 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/19148 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING POOR/38500 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 20121118.PINER.01/ABQ