FNUS75 KABQ 010002
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR CERRO ALTO RX...RAMAH NAVAJO
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
502 PM MST THU FEB 28 2013

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

DISCUSSION...
WINDS ALOFT WILL STRENGTHEN OVERNIGHT. GIVEN THE ELEVATION OF THE
BURN COMPARED TO SURROUNDING TERRAIN...SOME OF THIS MOMENTUM SHOULD
REACH THE BURN AREA WITH AN UPTICK IN WIND SPEEDS. EXPOSED AREAS
WILL BE MOST LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE STRONGER WINDS. AFTER PEAKING IN
STRENGTH AROUND 12Z...WINDS ALOFT WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN THROUGH
FRIDAY. OTHERWISE...DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE WEEKEND
WITH GRADUALLY WARMING TEMPERATURES EACH DAY. WEST WINDS WILL
BECOME BREEZY SUNDAY.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 9-13.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 59-64 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE EARLY
                       EVENING...STRENGTHENING TO 10 TO 15 MPH
                       DURING LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/10000 KNOT-FT BY EARLY-EVENING BECOMING
                       POOR/0 KNOT-FT BY LATE-EVENING.

FOR FRIDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 46-50.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 24-29 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTH 15 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......POOR/29170 KNOT-FT AT 1200 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/12593 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING POOR/22000 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...44

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REQUESTED BY...JUSTIN CHAVEZ
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130228.CERRO.01/ABQ