FNUS75 KABQ 061739
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR D1 PILE BURN...CAF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1039 AM MST WED FEB 6 2013

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

DISCUSSION...
MIXING HEIGHTS WITHIN THE FIRE AREA ARE PROJECTED TO BE A LITTLE
LOWER THAN AREAS TO THE EAST AND SOUTH THUS POOR RATINGS ARE COMING
OUT TODAY FOR THE FIRE AREA. BETTER VENTILATION EXPECTED ON
THURSDAY AS THE PACIFIC WAVE CROSSES OVER THE AREA. MIXING HEIGHTS
WILL BE MUCH BETTER THEN. HUMIDITY AND CLOUD COVER WILL GO ON THE
INCREASE.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1055 MST 2/6/13
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY THIS MORNING. INCREASING HIGH
                       CIRRUS CLOUDS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND
                       BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY LATE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 46-49.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 40-42 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WIND 5 TO 7 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST WIND
                       7 TO 9 MPH AS THE AFTERNOON PROGRESSES.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST 8 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......POOR/20000 KNOT-FT AT 1400 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/4454 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING POOR/20000 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 21-25.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 68-73 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTH WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/7000 KNOT-FT BY EARLY-EVENING BECOMING
                       POOR/2000 KNOT-FT BY LATE-EVENING.

FOR THURSDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW
                       SHOWERS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 40-44.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 45-50 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       WEST 7 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 11 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/60500 KNOT-FT AT 1400 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/15259 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING GOOD/60500 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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