FNUS75 KABQ 091457
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR WIND MOUNTAIN RX SEC 5...TAOS BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
857 AM MDT MON MAY 9 2011

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

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING BELOW 8000 FEET...

DISCUSSION...
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW
HUMIDITIES. A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT...BUT ONLY BELOW 8000
FEET DUE TO GREENUP ABOVE 8000 FEET. THE POLAR JET STREAM WILL
DELIVER STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS TODAY WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH THIS
AFTERNOON. THE JET WILL WEAKEN OVERHEAD TUESDAY RESULTING IN GUSTS
TOPPING OUT AROUND 40 MPH. THERE WILL ALSO BE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
GUSTY VIRGA SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON AND TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURES WILL DROP A FEW DEGREES TUESDAY...AND HUMIDITIES WILL
CLIMB SEVERAL PERCENT KEEPING THEM ABOVE CRITICAL THRESHOLDS. A
PACIFIC COLD FRONT WILL CROSS TUESDAY NIGHT SHIFTING WINDS OUT OF
THE WEST AND NORTHWEST BY WEDNESDAY. SLIGHTLY WEAKER WINDS ARE
EXPECTED WEDNESDAY...BUT THEY WILL STILL BE GUSTY.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0825 MDT 5/9/11
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE
                       AFTERNOON WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF GUSTY VIRGA
                       SHOWERS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 66-70.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 12-17 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO
                       30 TO 40 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO
                       55 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......13000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 40 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/520000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...EXCELLENT/267719 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/500000 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 34-38.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 32-37 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 16 TO 26 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                       45 MPH DURING THE EVENING. DECREASING TO 7
                       TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 25 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

FOR TUESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING...BECOMING MOSTLY
                       CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE
                       OF GUSTY VIRGA SHOWERS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 59-63.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 18-23 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH
                       IN THE MORNING. INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH
                       GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......11000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 33 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/363000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...EXCELLENT/170504 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-
                       MORNING BECOMING EXCELLENT/363000 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...44

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REQUESTED BY...KYLE SAHD
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110509.WINDM.01/ABQ