FNUS75 KABQ 131501
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR WIND MOUNTAIN RX SEC 5...TAOS BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
901 AM MDT WED APR 13 2011

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

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MDT THURSDAY...

DISCUSSION...
A LITTLE LIGHTER WIND FLOW IS EXPECTED TODAY AS COMPARED TO
YESTERDAY. MUCH STRONGER WINDS EXPECTED FOR THURSDAY. THIS WILL BE
COMBINED WITH MARGINALLY LOW HUMIDITY. A RED FLAG WARNING IS VALID
FOR THE FIRE WEATHER ZONE ON THURSDAY. AS THE UPPER TROUGH MOVES
THROUGH OVERNIGHT...LOOK FOR SOME SPOT SHOWERS NEAR THE FIRE AREA
BUT WILL FAVOR THE COLORADO BORDER AREA.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0930 MDT 4/13/11
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY DURING THE MORNING BECOMING
                       PARTLY CLOUDY DURING THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 62-64.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 9-10 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST/NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH INCREASING
                       TO SOUTHWEST 7 TO 11 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                       OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......13000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 22 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/286000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/67183 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/279644 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN SLIGHT
                       CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 28-32.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 41-46 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                       WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                       EVENING.

FOR THURSDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 49-53.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 16-21 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 12 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 18 TO
                       25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS IN THE 30S.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 37 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/277500 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...EXCELLENT/216237 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/255000 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 20110413.WINDM.01/ABQ