FNUS75 KABQ 031519
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR WIND MOUNTAIN RX SEC  5...TAOS BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
919 AM MDT SUN APR 3 2011

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

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

DISCUSSION...VERY STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.
HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE MINIMIZED BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AS WELL
BEFORE SOME LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS AND PERHAPS A LIGHTNING STRIKE OR TWO
DEVELOP BY MID AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTHWEST LATER
THIS MORNING THEN TO THE NORTHWEST THIS EVENING. COOLER TEMPERATURES
WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA FOR MONDAY. THE OVERALL CHANCES FOR WETTING
PRECIPITATION ARE LOW.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0905 MDT 4/3/11
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                       AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. PERIODS
                       OF PARTLY CLOUDY DURING THE LATE MORNING AND
                       EARLY AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 62-66.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 18-22 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30
                       MPH THIS MORNING TURNING TO THE SOUTHWEST AND
                       INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH AFTER 11 AM. WINDS
                       COULD GUST AS HIGH AS 55 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.
                       GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......11500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 49 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/563500 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...EXCELLENT/312778 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/500000 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS...RAIN
                       AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING
                       PARTLY CLOUDY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......40 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 22-27.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 55-60 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                       NORTHWEST TO 6 TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS
                       UP TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE IN THE EARLY EVENING.
                       GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.

FOR MONDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......5 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 50-54.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 16-21 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH INCREASING TO 8
                       TO 13 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 17 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/93500 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/32000 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING GOOD/82500 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...42

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REQUESTED BY...KYLE SAHD
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110403.WINDM.01/ABQ