FNUS75 KABQ 231652
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR REDONDO RX...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
952 AM MST WED FEB 23 2011

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

DISCUSSION...
VENTILATION WILL REMAIN PRETTY GOOD THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
A DISTURBANCE CURRENTLY LOCATED OFF THE BAJA COAST WILL RAPIDLY
MOVE TOWARDS THE FOUR CORNERS AREA AND EVENTUALLY WEAKEN
OVER NORTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO TONGIHT INTO THURSDAY. SNOW SHOWERS
WILL BE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS DISTURBANCE AND THE FIRE SITE COULD
RECEIVE A LITTLE BIT OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION. HOWEVER...MOST
OF THE WEATHER MODELS SHOW LIGHT PRECIPITATION. COOLER TEMPERATURES
AND HIGHER HUMIDITY EXPECTED FOR THURSDAY. WINDS WILL BE A BIT MORE
WESTERLY ON THURSDAY.

NOTE: SOME DISTINCT DIFFERENCES IN HUMIDITY BEING RECORDED BY
THE AREA RAWS SITES AND FIRE SITE. WILL USE A BLEND FOR THE
FORECAST.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1005 MST 2/23/11
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 43-45.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 29-35 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........DEVELOPING WEST/SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 11 MPH
                       BY LATE MORNING BUT ESPECIALLY DURING THE
                       AFTERNOON. OCCASIONAL GUSTS IN THE TEENS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 19 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD/104500 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...FAIR/42919 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING GOOD/99000 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF
                       SNOW SHOWERS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......30 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 22-26.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 80-85 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST/SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH.

FOR THURSDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW
                       SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 37-41.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 39-45 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST/NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH
                       INCREASING TO WEST 10 TO 15 MPH IN
                       THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS INTO THE LOWER
                       20S.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 23 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD/103500 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/66241 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING GOOD/99000 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 20110223.REDON.01/ABQ