FNUS75 KABQ 301356
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR RNA STUDY PLOTS...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
756 AM MDT WED MAR 30 2011

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

DISCUSSION...A SHALLOW MOISTURE SURGE RETURNED TO THE EASTERN
HALF OF NEW MEXICO LAST NIGHT BUT SHOULD BE PUSHED OUT LATER TODAY
AS NORTHWEST WINDS ALOFT AND A WEST TO NORTHWEST SURFACE GRADIENT
SET UP.  THIS WILL RESULT IN A LITTLE GUSTIER WINDS TODAY...AND LOWER MINIMUM
RH VALUES...RANGING FROM 10 TO 15 PERCENT...THAN ON TUESDAY.
RH RECOVERY TONIGHT WILL NOT BE AS GOOD AS THE LAST COUPLE OF NIGHTS
AS THE LOW LEVEL MOISTURE REMAINS TO THE EAST. THURSDAY WILL BE
WARMER WITH SIMILAR...OR LITTLE DRIER...MINIMUM RH.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0805 MDT 3/30/11
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 60-64.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 10-15 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       NORTHWEST 12 TO 22 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......11000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 21 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/231000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...VERY GOOD/121731 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/158970 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.

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REQUESTED BY...MIKE STEWART
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110330.RNAST.02/ABQ