FNUS75 KABQ 241634
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR LA MESITAS...CAF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
934 AM MST THU JAN 24 2013

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

DISCUSSION...
MIXING HEIGHTS LOOK TO BE FAIRLY LOW THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THUS
VENTILATION RATES WILL BE ON THE LOWER SIDE. FLOW ALOFT IS GOING TO
STRENGTHEN SOME BUT WITH THE LOWER MIXING HEIGHTS PROJECTED...VENT
RATES JUST DONT LOOK VERY GOOD. HUMIDITY VALUES WILL GO ON THE RISE
AS CLOUD COVER INCREASES AND MOISTURE SURGES UP FROM THE BAJA
AND MEXICO.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1215 MST 1/24/13
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH HIGHER CIRRUS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 47-51.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 26-31 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST/NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 11 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......POOR/16500 KNOT-FT AT 1400 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/2494 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING POOR/16500 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 23-27.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 67-72 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 11 MPH.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/2500 KNOT-FT BY EARLY-EVENING BECOMING
                       POOR/2319 KNOT-FT BY LATE-EVENING.

FOR FRIDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN
                       SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 43-47.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 46-51 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH IN THE MORNING
                       BECOMING TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 8 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 6 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......POOR/12000 KNOT-FT AT 1400 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/3116 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING POOR/12000 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
.TAG 20130124.LAMES.01/ABQ