FNUS75 KABQ 011550
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR PUMP CANYON PILE RX...FARMINGTON BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
850 AM MST FRI MAR 1 2013

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

DISCUSSION...
A NORTHERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL CONTINUE OVER NORTHWEST NEW MEXICO TODAY WITH A
LIGHT TO MODERATE NORTHWESTERLY SURFACE FLOW. DRY CONDITIONS WILL
BE THE RULE TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY ALONG WITH POOR TO FAIR VENTILATION
RATES AS TEMPERATURES NEAR MOUNTAIN TOP LEVEL BEGIN TO WARM DURING
THE AFTERNOON...LIMITING MIXING HEIGHTS. LIGHT DOWNVALLEY DRAINAGE
WINDS WILL SET UP DURING THE LATE EVENING. MORE OF A NORTHWEST
FLOW ALOFT DEVELOPS SATURDAY...WITH A NORTH TO NORTHEAST SURFACE
PATTERN RESULTING. TEMPERATURES NEAR MOUNTAIN TOP LEVEL WILL WARM
FURTHER...LEADING TO VERY POOR MIXING HEIGHTS AND VENTILATION
RATES SATURDAY.


FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0835 MST 3/1/13
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 47-50.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 19-24 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 8 MPH BECOMING
                       WEST 5 TO 9 MPH AFTER 1200.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 6 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......POOR/17500 KNOT-FT AT 1400 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/2000 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING POOR/17500 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR SATURDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 49-53.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 21-26 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........EAST-NORTHEAST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH UNTIL 1400
                       THEN WEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHEAST 6 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......POOR/5000 KNOT-FT AT 1400 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/2617 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING BECOMING
                       POOR/5000 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...33

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REQUESTED BY...TESS JOHNSTONE
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130301.PUMPC.01/ABQ