FNUS75 KABQ 211305
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR SHIPROCK 3...NAVAJO REGION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
705 AM MDT MON MAR 21 2011

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

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

DISCUSSION...A WINDY AND VERY DRY DAY IS EXPECTED TODAY. WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO QUICKLY BEGIN INCREASING BETWEEN 10 AM AND NOON FROM THE
SOUTH...CONTINUING TO INCREASE AND GRADUALLY TURNING MORE
SOUTHWESTERLY BY LATE AFTERNOON. AS TEMPERATURES WARM UP TO THE
UPPER 60S...RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL FALL TO NEAR 15 PERCENT. WINDS
WILL SLOWLY DECREASE AND TURN MORE WESTERLY THIS EVENING AS SHOWERS
MOVE IN FROM THE WEST. A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL LINGER
INTO TUESDAY WITH BREEZY WEST WINDS...COOLER TEMPERATURES...AND
SLIGHTLY HIGHER HUMIDITY.


FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0705 MDT 3/21/11
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 65-69.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 14-19 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO
                       SOUTHWEST 21 TO 31 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                       GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......9500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 36 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/342000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...VERY GOOD/145452 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/343548 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......40 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 34-38.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 48-53 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NEAR SUNSET WINDS WILL DECREASE TO 10 TO
                       20 MPH...CONTINUING TO DECREASE AND TURN
                       MORE WESTERLY AT 6 TO 10 MPH BY LATE EVENING.

FOR TUESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 52-56.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 21-26 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH INCREASING TO 9 TO 12
                       MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                       WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......9500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 17 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/161500 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...VERY GOOD/110151 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING VERY GOOD/123500 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...52

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REQUESTED BY...DOMONICK CHICHARELLO
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110321.SHIPR.01/ABQ