FNUS75 KABQ 271438
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR PINE RIDGE RX...NAVAJO REGION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
738 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.
BRIEF WINDOW FOR FAIR VENTILATION 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 55-58.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 19-21 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 8 MPH BECOMING
                       SOUTHWEST 7 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 8 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......POOR/37148 KNOT-FT AT 1300 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/13778 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       REMAINING POOR/35000 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 23-27.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 52-57 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 8 MPH.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/20000 KNOT-FT BY EARLY-EVENING BECOMING
                       POOR/500 KNOT-FT BY LATE-EVENING.

FOR WEDNESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......OCCASIONAL HIGH CLOUDS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 53-57.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 22-27 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 8 MPH BECOMING
                       SOUTHWEST 7 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 12 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/90000 KNOT-FT AT 1400 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/23328 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...JOHNSON BENALLIE
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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