FNUS75 KABQ 071557
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR THOMPSON RIDGE PILES...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
857 AM MST THU FEB 7 2013

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

DISCUSSION...
POOR VENTILATION AND WEAK TRANSPORT WINDS ARE FORECAST TODAY AS A
RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE PASSES OVER THE AREA. HOWEVER...WINDS IN THE
LOWER ATMOSPHERE WILL BEGIN TO RESPOND TO AN APPROACHING VIGOROUS
STORM SYSTEM TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. GUSTY UPVALLEY AND SOUTH WINDS
CAN BE EXPECTED FRIDAY WITH A SHORT-LIVED WARMING TREND. EXCELLENT
VENTILATION IS EXPECTED BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS WELL. A SIGNIFICANT
COOL DOWN WITH AN UPTREND IN RELATIVE HUMIDITIES IS STILL EXPECTED
BY LATE SATURDAY...CONTINUING THROUGH MUCH OF NEXT WEEK.

NOTE: OBSERVED RELATIVE HUMIDITY THIS MORNING OF ZERO PERCENT NOT
POSSIBLE.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MST 2/7/13
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......SUNNY WITH A FEW CLOUDS LATE.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 42-46.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 37-43 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 8 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......BECOMING SOUTH 9 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......POOR/21096 KNOT-FT AT 1900 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/14378 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING POOR/8907 KNOT-FT BY MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 9-13.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 90-95 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       SOUTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/21096 KNOT-FT BY EARLY-EVENING BECOMING
                       POOR/18691 KNOT-FT BY LATE-EVENING.

FOR FRIDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 46-49.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 32-37 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO
                       20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH 34 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/154233 KNOT-FT AT 1500 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/64500 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/154233 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...11

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REQUESTED BY...TOKEN ADAMS
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130207.THOMP.01/ABQ