FNUS75 KABQ 221654
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR REDONDO RX...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
954 AM MST TUE FEB 22 2011

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

DISCUSSION...
VENTILATION WILL BE PRETTY GOOD THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. SOME
IMPROVEMENT IN VENTILATION IS EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY BASED ON THE
NUMBER OF HOURS ABOVE THE GOOD CATEGORY VERSUS EXPECTATIONS TODAY.
WINDS ARENT EXPECTED TO BE TOO GUSTY NEAR THE GROUND LEVEL BUT
SOME BREEZES WILL BE FELT WITHIN THE CANOPY. MODERATE HUMIDITY
RECOVERIES EXPECTED TONIGHT.

NOTE: ELEVATION LISTED ON SPOT REQUEST WAS 3270 FEET. OBSERVATION
WAS LISTED AT 3270 FEET. FIGURE ELEVATION WAS HIGHER THAN INDICATED
READING DUE TO FIRE LOCATION WITHIN THE JEMEZ.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MST 2/22/11
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 44-48.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 26-31 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH INCREASING TO
                       WEST IN THE AFTERNOON. OCCASIONAL GUSTS
                       IN THE UPPER TEENS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 17 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD/102000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/35138 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING VERY GOOD/101007 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 23-27.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 52-55 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.

FOR WEDNESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 46-50.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 27-32 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       SOUTHWEST 8 TO 11 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                       OCCASIONAL GUSTS IN THE UPPER TEENS TO
                       LOWER 20S.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 17 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD/119000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...FAIR/55467 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING VERY GOOD/101923 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...337
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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