FNUS75 KABQ 191613
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR 253 DECK RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
913 AM MST TUE FEB 19 2013

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

DISCUSSION...
DEVELOPING HIGH PRESSURE IN THE GREAT BASIN AND LOW PRESSURE IN
NORTHERN MEXICO WILL CREATE SOUTHERLY WINDS ACROSS THE AREA TODAY.
NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES TODAY WILL TREND DOWNWARD AS A STORM SYSTEM
MOVES INTO THE AREA WEDNESDAY.  EXPECT EXCELLENT MIXING HEIGHTS AND
VENT RATES EACH DAY IN PART TO INCREASED WIND SPEEDS.  FAIR TO GOOD
RH RECOVERIES ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT TONIGHT.  SOUTHERLY WINDS TODAY
WILL SHIFT MORE SOUTHWESTERLY WEDNESDAY..THEN WESTERLY AS A COLD
FRONT PASSES BY 4PM.  CHANCES OF WETTING PRECIP IN THE FORM OF SNOW
WILL INCREASE AFTER THE COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE...WITH BEST CHANCES
LATE WEDNESDAY.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0910 MST 2/19/13
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 49-53.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 16-21 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH INCREASING TO
                       SOUTH 12 TO 17 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS
                       UP TO 30 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 31 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/246538 KNOT-FT AT 1600 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/71595 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/246538 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 25-29.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 57-62 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
   VENTILATION TREND...EXCELLENT/225000 KNOT-FT BY EARLY-EVENING
                       BECOMING POOR/5000 KNOT-FT BY LATE-EVENING.

FOR WEDNESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW
                       SHOWERS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 30 PERCENT IN THE
                       EVENING.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 37-41.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 40-45 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH WINDS 17 TO 27 MPH INCREASING TO
                       SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                       GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 33 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/282200 KNOT-FT AT 1300 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...EXCELLENT/157007 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/280500 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...MIKE MCDONNELL
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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