FNUS75 KABQ 141833
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR LA MESITA...CAF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1133 AM MST MON JAN 14 2013

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

DISCUSSION...
UNSETTLED WEATHER TODAY WITH SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE MOUNTAINS.
CONDITIONS IMPROVING SOME TONIGHT WITH MUCH DRIER CONDITIONS ON
TUESDAY AS THE UPPER SYSTEM MOVES EASTWARD. TEMPERATURES WILL
REMAIN AROUND 20 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. VENTILATION SHOULD BE BETTER
TODAY BUT LOWER SIGNIFICANTLY ON TUESDAY.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1135 MST 1/14/13
 CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY. SNOW LIKELY.
 CHC OF PRECIP.......60 PERCENT.
 TEMPERATURE.........MAX 16-19.
 RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 43-45 PERCENT.
 20 FOOT WIND........EAST/SOUTHEAST 5 MPH BECOMING WEST/NORTHWEST 4
                     TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
 MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL.
 TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 14 KNOTS.
 MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD/112415 KNOT-FT AT 1200 LOCAL.
 VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/69778 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING BECOMING
                     GOOD/88000 KNOT-FT BY MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE
                       EVENING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER
                       MIDNIGHT.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......50 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 8 BELOW TO 12 BELOW ZERO.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 58-63 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 8 MPH.
   VENTILATION TREND...FAIR/49500 KNOT-FT BY EARLY-EVENING BECOMING
                       POOR/28000 KNOT-FT BY LATE-EVENING.

FOR TUESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 15-19.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 41-43 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 7 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST 6 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......POOR/14326 KNOT-FT AT 1500 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/6012 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING POOR/14326 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...50

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REQUESTED BY...TDC
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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