FNUS75 KABQ 181807
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR SARGENT RX...USFS MAGDALENA RD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1107 AM MST THU NOV 18 2010

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

DISCUSSION...
BALLOON SOUNDINGS THIS MORNING AT BOTH ALBUQUERQUE AND EL PASO
INDICATE TWO INVERSION AREAS. THE FIRST AND MOST PRONOUNCED...DUE
TO STRONG COOLING OVERNIGHT...WAS NEAR THE SURFACE AND IS THE ONE
THAT IS BREAKING THIS MORNING. THE SECOND IS LOCATED BETWEEN
9000 TO 13000 FEET AND IS THE SUBSIDENCE INVERSION LEFT OVER FROM
THE PASSAGE OF THE COLD FRONT YESTERDAY MORNING. THUS...THE
FORECAST IS FOR MARGINALLY POOR MIXING TODAY OVER THE FIRE AREA.

VENTILATION WILL IMPROVE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS THE INVERSION AFFECTS
BECOME LESS PRONOUNCED AND TRANSPORT WINDS INCREASE SUBSTANTIALLY.
RESIDUAL LOW HUMIDITIES WILL CONTINUE DUE TO THE MID LEVEL DRY SLOT.
THIS AFFECTS BOTH OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES AND MINIMUM VALUES ON
FRIDAY.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MST 11/18/10
   MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 8 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....POOR/32000 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 30-32.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 30-35 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH BECOMING
                       DOWNSLOPE 2 TO 4 MPH BY MID EVENING.

FOR FRIDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 58-62.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 12-14 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST/SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH DURING
                       THE MORNING BECOMING 7 TO 11 MPH DURING
                       THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS IN THE TEENS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 16 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....GOOD/96000 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...50

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REQUESTED BY...TODD DECKER
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101118.SARGE.01/ABQ