FNUS75 KABQ 271357
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR MANUELITO RX...NAVAJO REGION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
657 AM MST TUE NOV 27 2012

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

DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT TO BUILD OVER WESTERN NEW MEXICO
TODAY BEFORE A WEAK DISTURBANCE QUICKLY CROSSES THE REGION
LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MIDDAY.  MAIN FORECAST CHALLENGE TODAY
WILL BE DETERMINING WHEN STRONG MORNING INVERSIONS BREAK DURING
THE AFTERNOON.  CURRENT INDICATIONS ARE THAT INVERSIONS WILL LAST
LONGER THAN THEY DID ON MONDAY AND...AS A RESULT...POOR VENTILATION
WILL PERSIST THROUGH AT LEAST 1PM OR 2PM IF NOT A LITTLE LATER.
THE WINDOW FOR FAIR VENTILATION WILL ONLY BE 2-3 HOURS DURING THE
MID/LATE AFTERNOON.  STRONG INVERSIONS AGAIN TONIGHT BUT THEY WILL
DISSIPATE MORE READILY ON WEDNESDAY DUE TO THE PASSING DISTURBANCE.
ASIDE FROM VENTILATION ISSUES...NO WEATHER CONCERNS THROUGH MID WEEK.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MST 11/27/12
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......SUNNY. FEW CIRRUS CLOUDS AT TIMES.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 59-60.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 18-20 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 8 MPH BECOMING
                       SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 9 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......FAIR/56474 KNOT-FT AT 1300 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/18044 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING FAIR/49500 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 16-20.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 70-75 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 8 MPH.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/2000 KNOT-FT BY EARLY-EVENING BECOMING
                       POOR/0 KNOT-FT BY LATE-EVENING.

FOR WEDNESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......OCCASIONAL HIGH CLOUDS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 56-60.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 21-26 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 8 MPH BECOMING
                       SOUTHWEST 7 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 12 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/91891 KNOT-FT AT 1300 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/26000 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...41

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REQUESTED BY...ESMERALDA TSOSIE
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121127.MANUE.01/ABQ