FNUS75 KABQ 161426
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR SW BARBERO RX...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
826 AM MDT WED MAR 16 2011

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

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM MDT
THIS EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT THURSDAY...

DISCUSSION...
WINDS ALOFT WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS. THIS WILL LEAD TO BREEZY CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND MOST
LIKELY WINDY CONDITIONS ON THURSDAY. RED FLAG CONDITIONS OVER THE
FIRE AREA WILL BE MARGINAL TODAY AS THE MAIN HIGHLIGHT AREA WILL
BE TO THE EAST OF THE FIRE AREA BUT BE MORE PRONOUNCED ACROSS THE
FIRE AREA ON WEDNESDAY. HAINES VALUES WILL BE MORE IN THE 5
CATEGORY TODAY AND A LITTLE HIGHER IN THE 5 CATEGORY ON THURSDAY.
TEMPERATURES THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE AROUND 15 DEGREES ABOVE
NORMAL AND BE AROUND THAT NUMBER FOR THURSDAY. POOR HUMIDITY
RECOVERY EXPECTED TONIGHT. GOOD TO EXCELLENT VENTILATION
EXPECTED THROUGH THE DAY PERIODS AS THE TREND INDICATES.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0815 MDT 3/16/11
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PERIODS OF HIGH CIRRUS CLOUDS CREATING
                       MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 66-67.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 14-16 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST/NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING
                       TO WEST 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS
                       UP 35 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 25 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/212500 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/74686 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/206351 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED HIGH CLOUDS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 40-43.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 30-35 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH DECREASING TO 7 TO
                       11 MPH BY MID EVENING. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
                       A FEW STRONGER GUSTS POSSIBLE DURING THE
                       OVERNIGHT AND DEPENDENT ON MOUNTAIN WAVES
                       OFF THE HIGHER TERRAIN.

FOR THURSDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED HIGHER
                       CLOUDS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 67-68.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 11-13 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 18 TO
                       23 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 38 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......10500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 29 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/304500 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/86242 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/292678 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...LEONARD SANDOVAL
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110316.SWBAR.01/ABQ