FNUS75 KABQ 171715
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR REDONDO PILES RX...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1015 AM MST THU FEB 17 2011

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

DISCUSSION...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS ALOFT TO PERSIST WITH UPPER
TROUGH OVER GREAT BASIN. VENTILATION RANGING FROM GOOD TO
EXCELLENT IN THE AFTERNOONS. DISTURBANCES ROTATING OVER
REGION RESULTING IN SPOTTY SHOWERS OVER AND NEAR THE BURN SITE
WITH SMALL CHANCES FOR WETTING PRECIPITATION.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1025 MST 2/17/11
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW
                       SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN A SLIGHT
                       CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 45-49.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 30-35 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 7 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO
                       SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                       GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 33 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/247500 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...FAIR/42000 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/240000 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 23-28.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 51-56 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 7
                       TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 30
                       MPH.

FOR FRIDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING...THEN MOSTLY
                       CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                       IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 47-51.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 23-28 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH INCREASING TO
                       SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS
                       TO 25 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 17 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/76500 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/3000 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING GOOD/76500 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.

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REQUESTED BY...E-302
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110217.REDON.01/ABQ