FNUS75 KABQ 181251
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR WIND MOUNTAIN PILE RX...TAOS BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
651 AM MDT WED MAR 18 2009

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

DISCUSSION...
A FEW HIGH CLOUDS WILL DRIFT ACROSS THE REGION TODAY...ALLOWING FOR
FILTERED SUNSHINE. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN ABOVE SEASONAL VALUES...
WITH HUMIDITIES DROPPING TO THE UPPER TEENS. WINDS SHOULD BE TERRAIN
DOMINATED THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. DURING PEAK HEATING...EXPECT WEST
WINDS TO DEVELOP WITH AN ISOLATED GUST UP TO 15 MPH POSSIBLE.

A BACKDOOR COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE EASTERN PLAINS TODAY SHOULD
ALLOW FOR COOLER AND SLIGHTLY MORE HUMID CONDITIONS FOR THURSDAY. IT
APPEARS WINDS WILL BE A TAD HIGHER OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST...WHERE PEAK
GUSTS UP TO 16 MPH ARE MORE PROBABLE. DPORTER

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0730 MDT 3/18/09
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 59-63.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 15-20 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED UNDER 5 MPH...BECOMING WEST
                       6 TO 11 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. BRIEF GUSTS UP
                       TO 15 MPH POSSIBLE.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 10 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....GOOD/80000 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 25-29.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 83-88 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED UNDER 5 MPH.

FOR THURSDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 55-59.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 25-30 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED UNDER 5 MPH...BECOMING
                       SOUTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                       GUSTS UP TO 16 MPH POSSIBLE.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 14 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....VERY GOOD/119000 KNOT-FT.

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...46

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REQUESTED BY...RON ESQUIBEL
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090318.WINDM.01/ABQ