FNUS75 KABQ 132030
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR CERRO ALTO RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
230 PM MDT WED MAR 13 2013

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

DISCUSSION...
AS A RIDGE BUILDS IN FROM THE WEST...TEMPERATURES WILL TREND WARMER
FOR THE REST OF THE WORK WEEK.  HIGHS TODAY WILL REACH NEAR 10
DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL AND NEAR 15 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL THURSDAY.
NORTHWEST WINDS ALOFT WILL HELP VENT RATES TO REMAIN GOOD THIS
AFTERNOON...BUT THEY WILL BE POOR THURSDAY AS THE RIDGE AXIS
MOVES OVERHEAD. WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE WEAK AND TERRAIN DOMINATED
THROUGH THURSDAY...BUT WILL BECOME A LITTLE STRONGER FRIDAY.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1405 MDT 3/13/13
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 62-64.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 17-20 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........LIGHT AND VARIABLE BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO
                       7 MPH BY LATE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST 9 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/61099 KNOT-FT AT 1600 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/61099 KNOT-FT DURING MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 24-26.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 73-77 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 5 MPH.
   VENTILATION TREND...FAIR/42000 KNOT-FT BY EARLY-EVENING BECOMING
                       POOR/0 KNOT-FT BY LATE-EVENING.

FOR THURSDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 65-68.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 12-16 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 8 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHEAST 5 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......POOR/26006 KNOT-FT AT 1300 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/12370 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       STAYING POOR/22500 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...24/44

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REQUESTED BY...DALE HANNAH
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130313.CERRO.01/ABQ