FNUS75 KABQ 171556
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR LOS GRIEGOS PILES RX...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
956 AM MDT SUN MAR 17 2013

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

DISCUSSION...CLOUDY SKIES WITH GUSTY SHOWERS THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON
WILL TRANSITION TO PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES WITH GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST
WINDS BY MID AFTERNOON. AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM IS ALSO POSSIBLE.
SOME MOUNTAIN WAVE ACTION DEVELOPING TONIGHT MAY ALLOW FOR SOME
ERRATIC STRONG DOWNSLOPE WIND GUSTS. HUMIDITY RECOVERIES TONIGHT
WILL DEPEND ON THE EXTENT ON ANY PRECIPITATION THAT FALLS TODAY
HOWEVER AT LEAST GOOD VALUES ARE EXPECTED. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS
WILL DEVELOP MONDAY BUT NOT AS STRONG AS TODAY AND TONIGHT. HUMIDITY
VALUES WILL HOWEVER BE LOWER SO SOME NEAR CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE
POSSIBLE FOR AN HOUR OR TWO.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT 3/17/13
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                       IN THE MORNING...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A
                       SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                       IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 51-55.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 25-30 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 6 MPH THROUGH 11 AM
                       BECOMING WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH BY EARLY
                       AFTERNOON THEN INCREASING TO 17 TO 27 MPH IN
                       THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
                       GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......13000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 35 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/442193 KNOT-FT AT 1600 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...EXCELLENT/247644 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/442193 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 22-26.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 60-65 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 16 TO 26 MPH DECREASING TO
                       8 TO 12 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 35
                       MPH IN THE EVENING.
   VENTILATION TREND...EXCELLENT/391000 KNOT-FT BY EARLY-EVENING
                       BECOMING GOOD/73500 KNOT-FT BY LATE-EVENING.

FOR MONDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 48-52.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 15-20 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO
                       15 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO
                       30 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 24 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/170869 KNOT-FT AT 1700 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...VERY GOOD/104284 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/170869 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...42

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REQUESTED BY...LEONARD SANDOVAL
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130317.LOSGR.01/ABQ