FNUS75 KABQ 101659
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR REDONDO PILES RX...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
959 AM MST THU FEB 10 2011

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

DISCUSSION...
VENTILATION WILL REMAIN IN THE POOR CATEGORY THE NEXT COUPLE
OF DAYS. THIS IS MAINLY DUE TO POOR MIXING DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF
NOT ONLY A STRONG RADIATION INVERSION IN THE MORNING BUT ALSO A
LARGE STABLE LAYER ALOFT. HUMIDITY SHOULD TREND A LITTLE HIGHER
ON FRIDAY DUE TO SNOWMELT EFFECTS NEAR THE SURFACE. ONE CAVEAT
TO THE HUMIDITY FORECAST WILL BE THE PRESENCE OF A STRENGTHENING
MID LEVEL DRY SLOT ALOFT. OTHERWISE TEMPERATURES WILL GRADUALLY
WARM THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL STILL BE BELOW
NORMAL FRIDAY AFTERNOON BY 3 TO 5 DEGREES.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0955 MST 2/10/11
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 27-31.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 27-31 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTH WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       NORTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST 10 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......POOR/25000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/2500 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING POOR/25000 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 8-12.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 69-74 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTH WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH.

FOR FRIDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 37-41.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 30-34 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTH/NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. SOME
                       UPSLOPE WIND FLOW POSSIBLE.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST 8 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......POOR/16000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/0 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING BECOMING
                       POOR/16000 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...50

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REQUESTED BY...LARRY CHINANA
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110210.REDON.01/ABQ