FNUS75 KABQ 151542
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR THOMPSON RIDGE PILES...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
842 AM MST FRI FEB 15 2013

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

DISCUSSION...
A WARMING AND DRYING TREND WILL BEGIN TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY. EXPECT
BREEZES TO INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON WITH LIGHTER AFTERNOON WINDS
SATURDAY.  GOOD TO EXCELLENT RH RECOVERIES OVERNIGHT TONIGHT WILL
TRANSITION TO FAIR DAYTIME RH VALUES SATURDAY.  TEMPERATURES TODAY
WILL BE 5 TO 10 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL THEN BECOME NEAR NORMAL
SATURDAY.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MST 2/15/13
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 32-36.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 43-48 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH INCREASING TO
                       NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST 22 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD/110000 KNOT-FT AT 1400 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/34259 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING VERY GOOD/110000 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 4-8.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 77-83 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH DECREASING TO 4 TO 7
                       MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/63000 KNOT-FT BY EARLY-EVENING BECOMING
                       POOR/6500 KNOT-FT BY LATE-EVENING.

FOR SATURDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 41-45.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 26-31 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST 14 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......FAIR/42022 KNOT-FT AT 1300 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/12985 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING FAIR/42000 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...24

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REQUESTED BY...TOKEN ADAMS
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130215.THOMP.01/ABQ