FNUS75 KABQ 301431
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR WIND MOUNTAIN SEC  5 BROADCAST...TAOS BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
831 AM MDT WED MAR 30 2011

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

DISCUSSION...
A BREEZIER PATTERN SETTING UP FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF AFTERNOONS
AS NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT INCREASES. THERE WILL BE PERIOD OF THICKER
CLOUDS TODAY BUT A LITTLE MORE CLEARING EXPECTED ON THURSDAY.
DRY CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN.

NOTE: TAOS PORT 1 IS NOT TRANSMITTING DATA BASED ON ROMAN/MESO WEST
SITE.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0830 MDT 3/30/11
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 57-61.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 15-20 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO
                       NORTHWEST 9 TO 17 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                       GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST 21 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/168000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...VERY GOOD/107194 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/160000 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 26-30.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 48-53 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 18 MPH BECOMING NORTH 7
                       TO 9 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH
                       DURING THE EARLY EVENING.

FOR THURSDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY DURING THE MORNING...BECOMING
                       MOSTLY SUNNY DURING THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 63-67.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 17-22 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 7
                       TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 26
                       MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST 22 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/176000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/96800 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/157370 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...50

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REQUESTED BY...KYLE SAHD
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110330.WINDM.01/ABQ