FNUS75 KABQ 101710
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR AIR CURTAIN RX...BIA SPA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1010 AM MST THU MAR 10 2011

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

DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE TODAY AND TONIGHT WITH LESS WIND THAN
YESTERDAY. MINIMUM HUMIDITIES ARE STILL EXPECTED TO FALL INTO THE
TEENS LATER THIS AFTERNOON FOLLOWED BY POOR TO FAIR OVERNIGHT
RECOVERIES. THE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL BREAK DOWN ON FRIDAY AS
HEIGHT FALLS PRODUCE A LEE SIDE SURFACE PRESSURE TROUGH OVER THE
EASTERN PLAINS. THIS WILL HELP TIGHTEN THE SURFACE PRESSURE
GRADIENT LEADING TO GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS AND VERY DRY
HUMIDITIES OVER THE BURN SITE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS
WILL DECREASE AND HUMIDITIES INCREASE LATER FRIDAY
INTO FRIDAY NIGHT.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MST 3/10/11
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 67-71.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 10-15 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
                       AT 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 12 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/90000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/9000 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING GOOD/89685 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 29-33.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 41-46 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       NORTH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

FOR FRIDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 69-73.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 9-14 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO
                       WEST 7 TO 17 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP
                       TO 30 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......10500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 23 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/241500 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/19240 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/231000 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...17

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REQUESTED BY...MARK H
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110310.AIRCU.01/ABQ