FNUS75 KABQ 201526
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR EAST MAG RX 2...RPD BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
926 AM MDT TUE AUG 20 2013

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

DISCUSSION...
WIND FLOW WILL LARGELY BE DOMINATED BY THE TERRAIN ALTHOUGH GUSTY
OUTFLOW WINDS ARE CERTAINLY POSSIBLE AND COULD MAKE FOR SHORT
DURATION ERRATIC DIRECTIONS. A GOOD CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION
INCLUDING THE WETTING KIND TODAY AND THIS EVENING. STORMS WILL
TEND TO MOVE FROM NORTH TO SOUTH EARLY IN THE DAY BUT COULD TURN
A BIT MORE NORTHEAST TO SOUTHWEST MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. AFTER
GOOD RECOVERIES TONIGHT...DRIER AIR ALOFT WILL TRY TO MOVE IN FROM
THE EAST AND PROVIDE A DOWNTURN IN THUNDERSTORM CHANCES ON WEDNESDAY.
STEERING FLOW FOR THE STORMS ON WEDNESDAY WOULD BE MORE EAST TO WEST.

NOTE: PLEASE PROVIDE WEATHER FEEDBACK IN THE FORM OF OBSERVATIONS
AND/OR REMARKS.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0940 MDT 8/20/13
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. PERIODS OF MOSTLY CLOUDY
                       DURING THE AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                       MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......60 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 73-77.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 38-43 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........EAST/SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH 5 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......POOR/34000 KNOT-FT AT 1200 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/20931 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING POOR/22301 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......40 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 58-62.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 60-67 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/22500 KNOT-FT BY EARLY-EVENING BECOMING
                       POOR/5000 KNOT-FT BY LATE-EVENING.

FOR WEDNESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY DURING THE MORNING BECOMING
                       PARTLY CLOUDY DURING THE AFTERNOON. SLIGHT
                       CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
                       THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 75-79.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 35-40 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                       WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                       AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......9500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH 6 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......FAIR/57751 KNOT-FT AT 1600 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/35405 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING FAIR/57751 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...50

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REQUESTED BY...MIKE MORA
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130820.EASTM.01/ABQ