FNUS75 KABQ 181353
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR KNICKERBOCKER-VERITA...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
753 AM MDT THU JUL 18 2013

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

DISCUSSION...UPPER HIGH BUILDING INTO THE GREAT BASIN TODAY THROUGH
THE WEEKEND. SUFFICIENT MOISTURE FOR AFTERNOON AND EVENING
CONVECTION TO DEVELOP ON THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND MOVE VERY SLOWLY
TO THE SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST. THE SLOW MOVEMENT BRINGS POTENTIAL FOR
LOCALIZED HEAVY RAIN. VENTILATION WILL BE ONLY FAIR DURING THE
AFTERNOONS DUE IN PART TO THE LIGHT WINDS ALOFT.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0805 MDT 7/18/13
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                       AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 83-88.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 28-33 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN
                       THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......11500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH 7 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......FAIR/42678 KNOT-FT AT 1600 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/10500 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING FAIR/42678 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN PARTLY
                       CLOUDY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 61-65.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 64-69 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       EAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                       EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/35784 KNOT-FT BY EARLY-EVENING BECOMING
                       POOR/17500 KNOT-FT BY LATE-EVENING.

FOR FRIDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                       MORNING...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE
                       OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                       AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 81-85.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 33-38 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH IN THE MORNING
                       BECOMING TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 8 MPH.
                       GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......9500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHEAST 8 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......FAIR/57000 KNOT-FT AT 1800 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/26907 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING FAIR/43254 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.

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REQUESTED BY...FUELS
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130718.KNICK.01/ABQ