FNUS75 KABQ 171458
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR SW BARBERO RX...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
858 AM MDT THU MAR 17 2011

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

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

DISCUSSION...
WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON TO 18 TO 28 MPH ALONG WITH RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES BELOW 15 PERCENT WHICH WILL RESULT IN RED FLAG CONDITIONS
THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. WARM ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL
OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON. THERE WILL BE MODEST OVERNIGHT RECOVERY OF HUMIDITY
AND DECREASING WIND SPEEDS. LOWER WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED
TOMORROW ALONG WITH SLIGHTLY HIGHER RELATIVE HUMIDITY.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0840 MDT 3/17/11
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 70-74.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 10-15 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO
                       18 TO 28 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......12500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 29 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/362500 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...VERY GOOD/122358 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/296356 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 37-41.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 31-36 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 18 MPH BECOMING WEST 9
                       TO 12 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 30
                       MPH.

FOR FRIDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING
                       PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 64-68.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 14-19 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 9 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO
                       20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......12000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 26 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/312000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...VERY GOOD/106075 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/302696 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...04 LUNDEEN

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REQUESTED BY...RANDY GARCIA
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110317.SWBAR.01/ABQ