FNUS75 KABQ 161650
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR REDONDO PILES RX...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
950 AM MST WED FEB 16 2011

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

DISCUSSION...GOOD TO EXCELLENT VENTILATION TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY AS
UPPER TROUGH DEEPENS OVER GREAT BASIN AND SOUTHWEST WINDS ALOFT
STRENGTHEN OVER NEW MEXICO. DRY BOUNDARY LAYER TODAY SHOULD MOISTEN
SOME TONIGHT AND MORESO THURSDAY AS TEMPERATURES COOL OFF AND THE
THE CHANCE FOR SHOWERS INCREASES. THIS WILL LEAD TO GOOD RH
RECOVERY TONIGHT.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0955 MST 2/16/11
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 51-56.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 18-25 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH LATE MORNING
                       INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE
                       AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 25 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD/100000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/2500 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING VERY GOOD/100000 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN
                       SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN A SLIGHT
                       CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 27-31.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 64-69 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 18 MPH. GUSTS UP
                       TO 25 MPH.

FOR THURSDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN
                       THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                       IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......30 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 44-49.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 35-40 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO
                       SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH BY MIDDAY.
                       GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 35 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/210000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...EXCELLENT/210000 KNOT-FT BY
                       MIDDAY.

FORECASTS FOR WINDS ARE 20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS AND MUST BE ADJUSTED
ACCORDING TO FUEL TYPE AND SHELTERING TO GET EYE LEVEL WIND SPEED.

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REQUESTED BY...JAMES FOLEY
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110216.REDON.01/ABQ