FNUS75 KABQ 241500
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR NW WIND MTN...TAOS BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
900 AM MDT THU MAR 24 2011

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

DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL PASS NORTH OF NM TODAY...THEN ANOTHER
WILL PASS NORTH OF NM ON FRIDAY. AS A RESULT...SOUTHWEST WINDS
WILL STRENGTHEN BOTH DAYS WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED THIS
AFTERNOON. TONIGHT...WINDS ALOFT WILL BRIEFLY WEAKEN ENABLING
YOUR NE AND NNE DRAINAGE WIND TO REDEVELOP. THE WEATHER SYSTEM FOR
THIS WEEKEND IS NOW EXPECTED TO TAKE A MORE NORTHERLY TRACK THROUGH
THE CENTRAL ROCKIES. WINDS WILL BE WEAKER BUT SHOULD REMAIN A BIT
BREEZY BOTH SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AND THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF FAIRLY MOISTURE STARVED SHOWERS MAINLY FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY
NIGHT. STRONGER WINDS MAY REDEVELOP MONDAY.



FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0850 MDT 3/24/11
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......CLEAR IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                       CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 52-56.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 18-23 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 7 TO 16 MPH BY LATE
                       MORNING INCREASING TO 18 TO 28 MPH WITH GUSTS
                       UP TO 40 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......9500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 35 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/332500 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...EXCELLENT/174395 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/297500 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 23-27.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 43-48 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
                       30 MPH IN THE EVENING. BECOMING TERRAIN
                       DOMINATED LESS THAN 8 MPH.

FOR FRIDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 50-54.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 21-26 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 8 MPH IN THE
                       EARLY MORNING. BECOMING WEST WINDS 7 TO
                       15 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING. INCREASING TO 15
                       TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH IN THE
                       AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 33 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/247500 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...VERY GOOD/100859 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/242315 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 20110324.NWWIN.01/ABQ