FNUS75 KABQ 141351
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR WIND MOUNTAIN RX SEC 5...TAOS BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
751 AM MDT THU APR 14 2011

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

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

DISCUSSION...
GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM
CROSSES THE STATE.  A FEW SPOT SHOWERS MAY DEVELOP OVER NEARBY
HIGH TERRAIN...BUT WETTING RAIN IS NOT EXPECTED AT BURN SITE.
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED IN THE AREA TODAY...
AND THE BURN SITE WILL BE CLOSE TO THE RH THRESHOLD...RH MAY
STAY JUST ABOVE THE CRITICAL VALUE AT THE BURN SITE. WINDS WILL
DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET.  WARMER AND DRIER ON FRIDAY WITH RH AROUND
10 PERCENT BUT WINDS SHOULD STAY BELOW CRITICAL THRESHOLDS.


FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0730 MDT 4/14/11
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 50-54.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 14-19 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH
                       THIS MORNING AND INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 20
                       TO 32 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 40
                       OR 45 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......10500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 32 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/336000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...EXCELLENT/277978 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/260000 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 12-16.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 52-57 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 21 MPH DECREASING TO 7
                       TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 35
                       MPH BEFORE MIDNIGHT.

FOR FRIDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 56-60.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 9-14 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......9500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST 20 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/190000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/93081 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/171000 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...05

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REQUESTED BY...KYLE SAHD
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110414.WINDM.01/ABQ