FNUS75 KABQ 091744
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR REDONDO RX...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1044 AM MST WED MAR 9 2011

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

DISCUSSION...QUIET WEATHER EXPECTED THROUGH TOMORROW AT BURN SITE.  WINDS
MAY BE A LITTLE TRICKY...ALTHOUGH GENERALLY LIGHT...WITH A NORTH TO NORTHWEST
GRADIENT BUT A SOUTH FACING SLOPE.  I SUSPECT WINDS WILL EVENTUALLY TURN
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST BY MID AFTERNOON.  SMOKE DISPERSAL WILL FAIR AT BEST
DURING THIS AFTERNOON.

FOR YOUR PLANNING PURPOSES...SOMEWHAT STRONGER WINDS ARE ANTICIPATED
FOR FRIDAY.


FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1025 MST 3/9/11
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 43-47.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 35-40 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........VARIABLE 9 TO 12 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST 14 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......FAIR/56000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/20611 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING FAIR/44000 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 14-18.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 82-87 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH.

FOR THURSDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 54-58.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 23-28 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTH WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       NORTHWEST 7 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 8 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......POOR/32000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/12148 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING POOR/30538 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...MACBLAIN NWS EL PASO FOR NWS ALBUQUERQUE 575-589-3972/3982

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REQUESTED BY...LARRY CHINANA
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110309.REDON.01/ABQ