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Suppression Forecast
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM

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FNUS75 KABQ 151153
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR CERRO ALTO...BIA ZUNI AGENCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
553 AM MDT SAT MAR 15 2014

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

DISCUSSION...EXCELLENT RECOVERIES THIS MORNING AFTER AREAS OF RAIN
AND FOG OVERNIGHT WILL STILL LEAD INTO VERY DRY CONDITIONS BY THIS
AFTERNOON. VERY STRONG WINDS ARE ON TAP WITH GUSTS EASILY UP TO 45
MPH BETWEEN ROUGHLY 3 PM AND 6 PM. HUMIDITIES AND INSTABILITY WILL
BE ONLY MARGINAL FOR CRITICAL CONDITIONS AND TEMPERATURES WILL BE
BELOW NORMAL. THAT SAID THE WINDS ARE GOING TO HOWL TODAY. WINDS
WILL THEN TAPER OFF TONIGHT WITH GOOD RECOVERIES. SUNDAY WILL BE
GENERALLY TRANQUIL.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MDT 3/15/14
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 43-47.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 14-19 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 22
                       TO 32 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 45
                       MPH.
   MAX MIXING HEIGHT...11500 FT AGL.
   MAX TRANSPORT WIND..NORTH 42 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/449859 KNOT-FT AT 1600 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...EXCELLENT/172258 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/449859 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 19-22.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 60-65 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTH WINDS 19 TO 29 MPH DECREASING TO 10 TO
                       16 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.
   VENTILATION TREND...EXCELLENT/328000 KNOT-FT BY EARLY-EVENING
                       BECOMING GOOD/96000 KNOT-FT BY LATE-EVENING.

FOR SUNDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 49-53.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 16-21 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.
   MAX MIXING HEIGHT...6500 FT AGL.
   MAX TRANSPORT WIND..NORTH 16 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD/102507 KNOT-FT AT 1600 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...FAIR/42035 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING VERY GOOD/102507 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...42

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REQUESTED BY...VALDIS NEHA
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20140315.CERRO.01/ABQ