FNUS75 KABQ 111835
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR PUMP CANYON PILE BURN...TAOS DISPATCH CENTER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1135 AM MST MON FEB 11 2013

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

DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON WITH LIGHT
TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SNOW EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THE
EARLY EVENING. 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOWFALL ARE EXPECTED BEFORE SNOW
TAPERS OFF TO FLURRIES DURING THE MID EVENING HOURS. A WIND SHIFT
FROM THE SOUTHWEST TO WEST IS EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON BETWEEN
22Z AND 00Z...BUT WIND SPEEDS SHOULD REMAIN BELOW 11 KNOTS THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH THE COLD FRONT
WILL KEEP RELATIVE HUMIDITY HIGH THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY
MORNING. TUESDAY WILL REMAIN SEASONABLY COLD WITH NORTHWEST WIND
LESS THAN 11 KNOTS AND DRIER AIR MOVING INTO THE REGION FROM THE
NORTH.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1135 MST 2/11/13
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN
                       SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......80 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 29-33.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 71-76 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       WEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 7 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......POOR/27526 KNOT-FT AT 1600 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/22519 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING POOR/27526 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY. NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
                       EVENING...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW
                       SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......60 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 7-11.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 82-87 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/27500 KNOT-FT BY EARLY-EVENING BECOMING
                       POOR/10500 KNOT-FT BY LATE-EVENING.

FOR TUESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN CLEARING.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 28-32.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 51-56 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       WEST 7 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 12 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......POOR/39494 KNOT-FT AT 1500 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/3625 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING POOR/39494 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...28

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REQUESTED BY...TESS JOSSTONE
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130211.PUMPC.01/ABQ