FNUS75 KABQ 111528
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR CHUPADERA RX...RAMAH AGENCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
928 AM MDT THU APR 11 2013

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

DISCUSSION...
A DRYING AND WARMING TREND IN STORE AS NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT TODAY
SHIFTS TO MORE ZONAL FLOW THROUGH THE WEEKEND. DAYTIME HIGHS WILL
REMAIN A FEW DEGREES BELOW NORMAL...WITH OVERNIGHT LOWS WARMING TO
SEVERAL DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. NORTHWEST WINDS TODAY WILL TRANSITION
TO LIGHTER SOUTHERLY WINDS BY FRIDAY...THOUGH SOME BREEZY WINDS THIS
AFTERNOON ARE POSSIBLE WITH MIXING. POSSIBILITY FOR A VIRGA SHOWER
AFTER 2 PM TODAY AS MOISTURE ALOFT MOVES IN...BUT CHANCES ARE TO LOW
TO MENTION. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A THUNDERSTORM OR TWO IN THE
AFTERNOON FRIDAY IN CONJUNCTION WITH DAYTIME HEATING...THOUGH NO
WETTING PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED.


FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT 4/11/13
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY THIS
                       AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 57-61.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 20-23 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO 12
                       TO 17 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH OCCASIONAL
                       GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......12500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST 24 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/289043 KNOT-FT AT 1700 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/66941 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/289043 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 42-46.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 39-42 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
   VENTILATION TREND...EXCELLENT/241500 KNOT-FT BY EARLY-EVENING
                       BECOMING POOR/2000 KNOT-FT BY LATE-EVENING.

FOR FRIDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                       AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 59-62.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 19-22 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED WINDS LESS THAN 7 MPH
                       SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 7 TO 10 MPH IN THE
                       AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                       NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......14000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 12 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/163264 KNOT-FT AT 1700 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/82247 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/163264 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

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REQUESTED BY...VANCE YAZZIE
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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