FNUS75 KABQ 151540
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR LOS GRIEGOS PILES RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
940 AM MDT FRI MAR 15 2013

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

DISCUSSION...UPPER LEVEL RIDGE CENTERED JUST TO THE WEST OF NEW
MEXICO WITH STRONG MID LEVEL DRY SLOT APPROACHING FROM THE
SOUTHWEST. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE UPPER RIDGE...TEMPERATURES
WILL BE WELL ABOVE AVERAGE TODAY. DEEP MIXING WILL SUPPORT STRONGER
WINDS THAN THOSE ON THURSDAY WITH GUSTS IN THE AFTERNOON. AFTERNOON
MINIMUM RH COULD DROP BELOW 15 PERCENT WITH OVERNIGHT RH RECOVERIES
TO BE FAIR. LOOK FOR COOLER TEMPERATURES ON SATURDAY WITH INCREASING
MID AND HIGH CLOUDS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND BREEZY WEST
WINDS.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0930 MDT 3/15/13
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 65-69.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 11-16 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO
                       WEST 9 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS OF
                       20 TO 25 MPH POSSIBLE IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......12500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 21 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/257068 KNOT-FT AT 1700 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/67426 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/257068 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 33-37.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 46-51 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
   VENTILATION TREND...EXCELLENT/220000 KNOT-FT BY EARLY-EVENING
                       BECOMING POOR/16500 KNOT-FT BY LATE-EVENING.

FOR SATURDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 59-63.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 18-23 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 10 TO 17 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......12000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 27 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/317837 KNOT-FT AT 1700 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/84999 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/317837 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...05

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REQUESTED BY...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130315.LOSGR.01/ABQ