FNUS75 KABQ 151720
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR WIND MOUNTAIN RX SEC 5...TAOS BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1120 AM MDT FRI APR 15 2011

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

DISCUSSION...
CLEAR SKIES ARE EXPECTED TODAY WITH TEMPERATURES 5-8 DEGREES WARMER
WHEN COMPARED TO YESTERDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN LOWER HUMIDITIES...
WITH READINGS DROPPING INTO THE 10-15 PERCENT RANGE. EXPECT WINDS TO
INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH LIKELY. VENTILATION
RATES SHOULD CLIMB INTO THE VERY GOOD OR POSSIBLY EXCELLENT CATEGORY
BY PEAK HEATING. CLEAR WITH NEAR NORMAL LOWS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT...
WITH ONLY MODEST OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERIES. SIMILAR WEATHER WILL
DEVELOP FOR SATURDAY WITH SLIGHTLY WARMER READINGS AS WELL AS HIGHER
VENTILATION RATES. DPORTER

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1120 MDT 4/15/11
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 54-58.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 10-15 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 10
                       TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS UP TO
                       20 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST 21 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/168000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...VERY GOOD/115432 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING VERY GOOD/136000 KNOT-FT BY MID-
                       AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 15-19.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 52-57 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING
                       BECOMING TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 5 MPH.
                       GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH LIKELY THROUGH SUNSET.

FOR SATURDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 60-64.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 12-17 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO
                       15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS UP TO 20
                       MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 21 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/210000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...VERY GOOD/113789 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/170000 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...46

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REQUESTED BY...KYLE SAHD
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110415.WINDM.01/ABQ