FNUS75 KABQ 171553
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR PIE TOWN PILES...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
853 AM MST MON DEC 17 2012

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

DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE OVER EASTERN AZ WILL SLOWLY MOVE
EASTWARD ACROSS WESTERN NM TONIGHT AND INTO EASTERN NM ON TUESDAY.
THE STRONG RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERIES OBSERVED THIS MORNING ARE
AGAIN EXPECTED MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL BE
LIGHT AND TERRAIN DRIVEN THIS MORNING AND BECOME WEST UP TO 10 MPH
AFTER NOON. VENTILATION WILL REMAIN POOR TODAY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON
HOURS...AS STRONGER WINDS ALOFT WILL NOT MIX TO THE SURFACE. SLIGHTLY
BETTER VENTILATION IS EXPECTED TUESDAY AFTERNOON. DAYTIME TEMPERATURES
TODAY WILL BE NEAR TO SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL WITH FAIRLY HIGH MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 50 PERCENT. TEMPERATURES WILL REBOUND TO ABOVE
NORMAL TUESDAY...ACCOMPANIED BY SLIGHTLY LOWER MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMID TY
VALUES IN THE 40 TO 50 PERCENT RANGE.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MST 12/17/12
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......5 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 40-44.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 51-56 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........LIGHT TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS UNTIL LATE MORNING...
                       BECOMING WEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH AROUND NOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 14 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......POOR/13879 KNOT-FT AT 1300 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/5601 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING POOR/13000 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 20-24.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 84-89 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/3000 KNOT-FT BY EARLY-EVENING BECOMING
                       POOR/0 KNOT-FT BY LATE-EVENING.

FOR TUESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 44-48.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 43-48 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH INCREASING TO 9
                       TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 25
                       MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 23 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......FAIR/57500 KNOT-FT AT 1400 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/4640 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING FAIR/57500 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...28

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REQUESTED BY...LINO BACA
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121217.PIETO.01/ABQ