Suppression Forecast
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM

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FNUS75 KABQ 012044
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR JACKS LAKE PILES...BIA ZUNI AGENCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
144 PM MST SAT MAR 1 2014

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

DISCUSSION...
WETTING PRECIPITATION EXPECTED TODAY...TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. THE
SNOW LEVEL WILL DROP TO AROUND 7500 FEET BY SUNSET...THEN TO
VALLEY BOTTOMS TONIGHT. TWO OR 3 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IS
EXPECTED BY MID DAY SUNDAY...WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS JUST ABOVE YOUR
ELEVATION. OTHERWISE...GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON
INTO THIS EVENING WITH LIGHTER WINDS SUNDAY.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0930 MST 3/1/14
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......RAIN...SNOW AND A SLIGHT
                       CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......100 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 44-48.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 54-59 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO
                       21 TO 31 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO
                       40 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                       NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   MAX MIXING HEIGHT...6000 FT AGL.
   MAX TRANSPORT WIND..SOUTHWEST 40 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/240000 KNOT-FT AT 1700 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/97240 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/234652 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY IN THE EVENING...THEN
                       SNOW LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......70 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 27-31.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 89-94 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO 7
                       TO 12 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 30
                       MPH.
   VENTILATION TREND...EXCELLENT/240000 KNOT-FT BY EARLY-EVENING
                       BECOMING VERY GOOD/117000 KNOT-FT BY
                       LATE-EVENING.

FOR SUNDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......SNOW LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN AND
                       SNOW LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......60 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 40-44.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 51-56 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MAX MIXING HEIGHT...5500 FT AGL.
   MAX TRANSPORT WIND..WEST 16 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/75262 KNOT-FT AT 1500 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/61768 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING BECOMING GOOD/75262
                       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...44

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REQUESTED BY...VALDIS NEHA
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20140301.JACKS.01/ABQ