FNUS75 KABQ 221456
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR 64TH CST EXERCISE...64TH CST-WMD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
856 AM MDT FRI MAR 22 2013

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

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...

DISCUSSION...
A WEAK UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL SLIDE SOUTHEAST THROUGH
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON. ISOLATED LIGHT RAIN
SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP DURING THE AFTERNOON. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE
DURING THE LATE MORNING HOURS. STRONG...ERRATIC AND GUSTY WINDS ARE
EXPECTED IN AND NEAR ANY SHOWERS. THE SHOWERS/CLOUDS AND WINDS WILL
GRADUALLY DIMINISH AROUND SUNSET. GOOD TO EXCELLENT VENTILATION RATES
WILL BE THE RULE AS THE WINDS INCREASE AND ATMOSPHERIC INSTABILITY
INCREASES THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH WINDS ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH EARLY EVENING.


FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0824 MDT 3/22/13
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                       IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 62-65.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 11-16 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH INCREASING TO
                       WEST 9 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 22 MPH
                       AFTER 1400.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......17000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 26 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/434025 KNOT-FT AT 1700 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/79846 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING BECOMING
                       EXCELLENT/434025 KNOT-FT BY MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING BECOMING CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 29-33.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 28-33 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 9
                       MPH AFTER 2100...BECOMING NORTH 6 TO 10 MPH
                       AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   VENTILATION TREND...EXCELLENT/387500 KNOT-FT BY EARLY-EVENING
                       BECOMING POOR/10000 KNOT-FT BY LATE-EVENING.

FOR SATURDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......5 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 45-49.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 11-16 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 14 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO
                       18 TO 24 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 37 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/279000 KNOT-FT AT 1400 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...EXCELLENT/200681 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/277500 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...SFC JOSHUA VALDEZ
REASON FOR REQUEST...HAZMAT
.TAG 20130322.64THC.01/ABQ