FNUS75 KABQ 101830
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR HUERFANO PRESCRIBE...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1230 PM MDT WED JUL 10 2013

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

DISCUSSION...UPPER HIGH PRESSURE LOCATED OVERHEAD. SUFFICIENTLY
MOIST AND UNSTABLE FOR SHOWERS AND STORMS TO DEVELOP OVER THE
HIGHER TERRAIN AND SLOWLY DRIFT INTO THE LOWER ELEVATIONS.
THUNDERSTORM OUTFLOWS WILL ALSO SPARK ADDITIONAL SHOWER AND
STORM DEVELOPMENT SO EXPECT ERRATIC CELL MOVEMENT. LOW LEVEL
PRESSURE GRADIENT SUGGESTS A GENERAL SOUTHEAST WIND AT THE
SURFACE...HOWEVER...WITH AFTERNOON MIXING WINDS MAY BECOME
MORE SOUTHWEST LATE THIS AFTERNOON. LITTLE CHANGE EXPECTED
IN THE WEATHER PATTERN FOR THURSDAY.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1400 MDT 7/10/13
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 93-97.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 13-18 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......14800 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHEAST 10 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/64244 KNOT-FT AT 2000 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...FAIR/52791 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING POOR/35089 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 62-66.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 52-57 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

FOR THURSDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING...THEN MOSTLY
                       CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 90-95.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 15-20 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                       WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                       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.

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REQUESTED BY...FOS DONNIE VANKOMEN
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130710.HUERF.01/ABQ