FNUS75 KABQ 231506
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR NW WIND MTN...TAOS BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
906 AM MDT WED MAR 23 2011

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

DISCUSSION...
WEAKER WINDS AND SLIGHTLY WARMER TEMPERATURES TODAY AS A WEAK RIDGE
OF HIGH PRESSURE CROSSES ALOFT. EXPECT FAIR HUMIDITY RECOVERY
TONIGHT. A COUPLE OF TROUGHS WILL PASS NORTH OF NM THURSDAY AND
FRIDAY STEERING THE POLAR JET STREAM BACK OVER THE STATE.
WIND SPEEDS ALOFT WILL BEGIN TO STRENGTHEN TONIGHT WITH SOUTH WINDS
DEVELOPING.  SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST TO 35 MPH ON THURSDAY
AND FRIDAY. WEAKER WINDS ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY AND
SUNDAY...AND THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN AND SNOW
SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0930 MDT 3/23/11
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 52-56.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 17-22 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........BECOMING WEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH DURING THE
                       LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 15 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/97500 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/60533 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING GOOD/71500 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......CLEAR IN THE EVENING...THEN A FEW PATCHES
                       OF THIN HIGH CLOUDS ARRIVING AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 23-27.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 39-44 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.

FOR THURSDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 53-57.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 19-24 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 15
                       TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 35
                       MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......9500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 36 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/342000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...EXCELLENT/206981 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/288000 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...44

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REQUESTED BY...KYLE SAHD
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110323.NWWIN.01/ABQ