FNUS75 KABQ 131700
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR GUACAMALLA PILES...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1000 AM MST WED FEB 13 2013

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

DISCUSSION...
DRIER AND MILDER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE BURN AREA TODAY.
WINDS WILL PERIODICALLY BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE THROUGH THE MORNING...
INCREASING FROM THE NORTHWEST BY AFTERNOON WITH SPEEDS OF 7 TO 10 MPH.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERY TONIGHT WILL BE AROUND 70 PERCENT WITH A
SLIGHTLY MILDER TREND ON THURSDAY. POOR VENTILATION THROUGH THURSDAY.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MST 2/13/13
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 32-36.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 35-40 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTH 5 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......POOR/14000 KNOT-FT AT 1400 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/6351 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING POOR/14000 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 12-16.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 68-73 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/6000 KNOT-FT BY EARLY-EVENING BECOMING
                       POOR/2500 KNOT-FT BY LATE-EVENING.

FOR THURSDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING
                       PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 34-38.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 39-44 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTH 5 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......POOR/30000 KNOT-FT AT 1400 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/6969 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING POOR/30000 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...40

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REQUESTED BY...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130213.GUACA.01/ABQ