FNUS75 KABQ 061643
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR CASA LMOA...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
943 AM MST WED FEB 6 2013

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

DISCUSSION...
A WEAKER PACIFIC WAVE WILL MOVE OVER THE STATE DURING THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS. THIS WILL LEAD TO A MORE UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE AND
MUCH IMPROVED MIXING HEIGHTS...ESPECIALLY ON THURSDAY. TRANSPORT
WINDS WILL BE A DISTINCT WEST/NORTHWEST TODAY BUT BE A BIT MORE
CHANGEABLE ON THURSDAY AS A WEAKER BACK DOOR COLD FRONT WASHES OUT
ACROSS THE AREA. HUMIDITY VALUES WILL GO ON THE RISE AS WELL AS
CLOUD COVER. NOT THINKING MUCH IN THE WAY OF PRECIPITATION WITH
THIS WAVE PASSAGE. VENTILATION RATES ARE EXPECTED TO HIT THE FAIR
CATEGORY BETWEEN 1100 TO 1200 TODAY WITH A SIMILAR SCENARIO ON
THURSDAY. PEAKING WITH GOOD RATINGS DURING MOST OF THE AFTERNOON
EACH DAY.

NOTE: TEMP SEEMS A BIT WARM FOR THIS TIME IN THE MORNING. CURRENT
TEMP AT ABQ AIRPORT IS 42 DEG. THIS MAY HAVE AFFECTED YOUR
CURRENT RH READING. DIDNT SEE A WIND DIRECTION EITHER.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MST 2/6/13
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......SUNNY THIS MORNING. MOSTLY SUNNY DURING
                       MOST OF THE AFTERNOON WITH INCREASING HIGHER
                       CIRRUS CLOUDS LATER IN THE DAY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 55-59.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 20-22 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH INCREASING TO 8 TO 13
                       MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS IN THE LOW/MID
                       20S.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST 14 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/84000 KNOT-FT AT 1700 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/20358 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING GOOD/83467 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 29-33.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 60-65 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH DECREASING TO 7
                       TO 9 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/84000 KNOT-FT BY EARLY-EVENING BECOMING
                       POOR/4000 KNOT-FT BY LATE-EVENING.

FOR THURSDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN
                       SHOWERS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 51-55.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 29-34 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTH/NORTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO
                       THE SOUTH/SOUTHEAST 7 TO 9 MPH IN THE
                       AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 8 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/62064 KNOT-FT AT 1300 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/23037 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING GOOD/60000 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...UNA PASTA
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130206.CASAL.01/ABQ