FNUS75 KABQ 151526
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR BOSQUE NORTH PILES...U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
826 AM MST TUE FEB 15 2011

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

DISCUSSION...
STABLE LAYER ALOFT AND LIGHTER WINDS ALOFT WILL LEAD TO
ANOTHER DAY OF POORER VENTILATION. HOWEVER...THIS WILL CHANGE ON
WEDNESDAY AS THE WIND FLOW PICKS UP...BOTH AT THE SURFACE AND
ALOFT AND MIXING HEIGHTS INCREASE. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN WARMER...
DRY AND SUNNIER DURING THE DAY PERIODS. LOOK FOR POORER HUMIDITY
RECOVERY AWAY FROM THE RIVER AREA TONIGHT BUT VERY GOOD NEAR
TO THE RIVER.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1030 MST 2/15/11
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 68-72.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 9-12 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTH WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING
                       BECOMING WEST/SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6 MPH DURING
                       THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST 6 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......POOR/36000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/0 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING BECOMING
                       POOR/36000 KNOT-FT BY MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 20-25 NEAR THE RIVER AND WARMER
                       ON THE MESA.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 70-75 PERCENT NEAR RIVER AND 34 TO 38
                       ON THE MESA ABOVE THE RIVER.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 5 MPH.

FOR WEDNESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 71-75.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 11-16 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 6 MPH BECOMING
                       SOUTHWEST 12 TO 16 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                       GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 22 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/198000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/0 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING BECOMING
                       EXCELLENT/198000 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...ANDY LOPEZ
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110215.BOSQU.01/ABQ