FNUS75 KABQ 081535
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR THOMPSON RIDGE PILES...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
835 AM MST FRI FEB 8 2013

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

DISCUSSION...
INCREASING SOUTH WINDS THROUGH THE DAY TODAY AS LOW PRESSURE
MOVES FROM NORTHERN ARIZONA TO THE FOUR CORNERS BY LATE THIS
AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS DEVELOPING OVERNIGHT WILL BECOME MORE
FREQUENT ON SATURDAY...AS WINDS SHIFT TO THE SOUTHWEST AND
REMAIN GUSTY. FALLING TEMPERATURES THROUGH SATURDAY...BUT ADDED
MOISTURE WILL KEEP HUMIDITY TRENDS STEADY.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0845 MST 2/8/13
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 43-45.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 38-41 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO
                       SOUTH 14 TO 19 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS
                       UP TO 30 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH 34 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD/140789 KNOT-FT AT 1500 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/64941 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING VERY GOOD/140789 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SNOW
                       SHOWERS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 18-20.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 60-63 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH WINDS 14 TO 19 MPH DECREASING TO 10 TO
                       15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
   VENTILATION TREND...VERY GOOD/129946 KNOT-FT BY EARLY-EVENING
                       BECOMING GOOD/99000 KNOT-FT BY LATE-EVENING.

FOR SATURDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
                       MORNING INCREASING IN COVERAGE IN THE
                       AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......50 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 35-37.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 38-41 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO
                       20 TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 34 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/255000 KNOT-FT AT 1100 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...EXCELLENT/214949 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/227911 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...25

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REQUESTED BY...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130208.THOMP.01/ABQ