FNUS75 KABQ 031731
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR BOSQUE DITCHES...U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1031 AM MST THU MAR 3 2011

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

DISCUSSION...
WARM DAY TODAY WITH SOME WIND AND VERY LOW HUMIDITY. MAY APPROACH
CRITICAL WIND AND HUMIDITY LEVELS FOR AN HOUR OR TWO MID TO LATE
AFTERNOON TODAY. EXCELLENT VENTILATION RATES AND ONLY FAIR HUMIDITY
RECOVERY TONIGHT. COOLER AIR MASS FOR FRIDAY. WIND SPEEDS FRIDAY NEAR
TODAY/S VALUES WITH SLIGHTLY HIGHER HUMIDITY. DRIER AND WARMER FOR THE
WEEKEND.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1030 MST 3/3/11
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY THIS MORNING THEN CLEARING.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 77-81.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 9-14 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED 5 TO 9 MPH BECOMING
                       SOUTHWEST TO WEST 9 TO 18 MPH AFTER NOON OR
                       1 PM. OCCASIONAL GUSTS BETWEEN 22 AND 28 MPH
                       AFTER 1 PM.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......14500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 15 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/217500 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...FAIR/44333 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/211879 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 31-35.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 47-53 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........MAINLY WEST 7 TO 15 MPH EARLY EVENING
                       SHIFTING TO NORTHWEST AND NORTH 5 TO 11 MPH
                       AFTER 10 PM.

FOR FRIDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 65-70.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 12-17 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST INCREASING TO 8 TO 18 MPH BY
                       AFTERNOON. SOME AFTERNOON GUSTS TO NEAR 25
                       MPH POSSIBLE.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......11500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST 19 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/218500 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/70099 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/218301 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...43

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REQUESTED BY...ANDY LOPEZ
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110303.BOSQU.01/ABQ