FNUS75 KABQ 311437
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR WIND MOUNTAIN RX BROADCAST SEC 5...TAOS BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
837 AM MDT THU MAR 31 2011

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

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING...

DISCUSSION...
SOME BREEZES ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON WITH A LITTLE LIGHTER
WIND FLOW EXPECTED OVER THE FIRE AREA ON FRIDAY AS COMPARED TO
TODAY. HUMIDITY WILL TREND SLIGHTLY UP TODAY BUT FALL PRETTY
SIGNIFICANTLY ON FRIDAY AS A MID LEVEL DRY SLOT BECOMES
PRONOUNCED OVER THE AREA. LESS HIGHER CLOUD COVER ALSO EXPECTED
FOR FRIDAY.

SIGNIFICANT FIRE WEATHER GROWTH EVENT IS EXPECTED ON SUNDAY.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT 3/31/11
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH HIGHER CIRRUS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 63-65.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 17-21 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH/SOUTHEAST WINDS OR UPSLOPE FLOW
                       5 TO 8 MPH SWITCHING TO NORTHWEST WINDS
                       10 TO 15 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS
                       UP TO 25 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST 16 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD/120000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/39044 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING GOOD/99651 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 24-27.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 65-70 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 15 MPH BECOMING
                       NORTH 5 TO 7 MPH BY MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP
                       TO 24 MPH EARLY.

FOR FRIDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 67-69.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 11-15 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........UPSLOPE WINDS DEVELOPING BY MID MORNING
                       4 TO 7 MPH. WINDS BECOMING WEST/NORTHWEST
                       DURING THE AFTERNOON 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP
                       TO 22 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST 17 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD/144500 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/18864 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING VERY GOOD/131437 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 20110331.WINDM.01/ABQ