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Suppression Forecast
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM

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FNUS75 KABQ 221758
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR LA JARA...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1058 AM MST THU JAN 22 2015

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

DISCUSSION...
CURRENT STORM SYSTEM WILL IMPACT AREAS WELL SOUTH AND EAST OF THE
FIRE AREA. CANT RULE OUT A PASSING LIGHT SNOW SHOWER BUT THE MAIN
IMPACTS WILL BE WELL OUT OF THE AREA. MAX VENTILATION PROJECTED TO
BE IN THE POOR/FAIR BUFFER REGIME TODAY AND LOWER ON FRIDAY AS THE
UPPER RIDGE SHIFTS OVER THE AREA. LOOK FOR A FAIRLY STRONG
RADIATION INVERSION TO DEVELOP TONIGHT. THE SURFACE WIND FLOW
OVERALL WILL BE ON THE LIGHTER SIDE THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS WITH
HIGHER HUMIDITY.

NOTE: IN THE FUTURE PLEASE PUT IN REMARKS IF SNOW IS ON THE GROUND
BECAUSE THAT CAN IMPACT HUMIDITY AND TEMPERATURE FORECAST. THANKS.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1055 MST 1/22/15
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY BY MID
                       AFTERNOON. CANT RULE OUT A SPOT SNOW SHOWER
                       BUT NOT LIKELY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 39-42.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 39-43 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........LIGHT WIND BECOMING NORTHWESTERLY 5 TO 8 MPH
                       DURING DURING THE AFTERNOON.
   MAX MIXING HEIGHT...5500 FT AGL.
   MAX TRANSPORT WIND..EAST 16 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......POOR/38500 KNOT-FT AT 1400 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/32000 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING AND
                       POOR/38500 KNOT-FT MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 3-7.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 88-93 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH BECOMING
                       LIGHT WEST/NORTHWEST TOWARDS MIDNIGHT.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/24000 KNOT-FT BY EARLY-EVENING AND
                       POOR/2000 KNOT-FT LATE-EVENING.

FOR FRIDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 38-40.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 41-43 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST/NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 7 MPH.
   MAX MIXING HEIGHT...1000 FT AGL.
   MAX TRANSPORT WIND..NORTHWEST 5 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......POOR/4928 KNOT-FT AT 1600 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/1719 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING AND
                       POOR/4928 KNOT-FT 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...RYAN MONTOYA
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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