FNUS75 KABQ 181447
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR PALM...SANTA FE DISPATCH CENTER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
847 AM MDT MON APR 18 2011

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

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

DISCUSSION...
RED FLAG WARNING TODAY WITH CRITICAL CONDITIONS MOST LIKELY THIS
AFTERNOON AS WEST WINDS INCREASE. LOOK FOR CLOUDS TO INCREASE THIS
AFTERNOON AHEAD OF AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE THAT ALSO BRINGS A
CHANCE OF SOME OVERNIGHT SHOWERS. WINDS TOMORROW ARE EXPECTED TO BE
STRONGER THAN TODAY WITH MINIMUM RH VALUES NEAR CRITICAL THRESHOLD
VALUES.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0845 MDT 4/18/11
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLEAR THIS MORNING BECOMING PARTLY
                       CLOUDY WITH MID AND HIGH CLOUDS IN THE
                       AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 77-81.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 9-14 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO
                       WEST 17 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH IN
                       THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......13500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 32 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/432000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...EXCELLENT/156547 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/435000 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 40-44.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 60-65 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 7
                       TO 9 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH
                       BEFORE MIDNIGHT.

FOR TUESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 67-71.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 12-17 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 21 MPH INCREASING TO
                       WEST 21 TO 31 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP
                       TO 40 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......12000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 40 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/480000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...EXCELLENT/301593 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/451259 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...05/24

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REQUESTED BY...ROBERT NARANJO
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110418.PALM_.01/ABQ