FNUS75 KABQ 171457
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR KNICKERBOCKER-VERITA...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
857 AM MDT WED JUL 17 2013

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

DISCUSSION...
TEMPERATURES WILL REBOUND A BIT TODAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL LOW SLIDES
TO SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO. DAYTIME HEATING WILL ALLOW FOR SOME SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP OVER MOUNTAIN TOPS WITH GENERAL MOTION
BEING EAST TO WEST. VENT RATES WILL BE GOOD TODAY DESPITE WEAK
WINDS. A GUSTY OUTFLOW FROM A SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM CANT BE RULED
OUT FOR THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN A BIT FROM THE
EAST/SOUTHEAST TONIGHT AS A WEAK FRONT PUSHES THROUGH. GOOD
OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES WILL CONTINUE WHILE OVERNIGHT LOWS REMAIN NEAR
NORMAL. SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL BE ON THE INCREASE
THURSDAY...THOUGH STILL FAVORING THE HIGHER TERRAIN. GUSTY OUTFLOWS
WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE...OTHERWISE EXPECT WINDS TO CONTINUE TO BE
WEAK. VENT RATES WILL TREND DOWN ALONG WITH LOWERED MIXING HEIGHTS.


FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MDT 7/17/13
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                       AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 82-85.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 30-34 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING
                       BECOMING TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 5 MPH.
                       GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......11500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHEAST 13 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/84000 KNOT-FT AT 1500 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/34972 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING GOOD/84000 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 58-62.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 68-73 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   VENTILATION TREND...FAIR/52500 KNOT-FT BY EARLY-EVENING BECOMING
                       POOR/6636 KNOT-FT BY LATE-EVENING.

FOR THURSDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                       AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN A
                       CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                       AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......30 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 83-87.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 29-34 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 6 MPH IN THE
                       MORNING BECOMING WEST LESS THAN 6 MPH.
                       GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......11000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHEAST 7 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......FAIR/43212 KNOT-FT AT 1600 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/21000 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING FAIR/43212 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...FUELS
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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