FNUS75 KABQ 111458
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR WIND MOUNTAIN RX SEC 5...TAOS BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
858 AM MDT WED MAY 11 2011

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

DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING PERIODS OF SHOWERS TO
THE REGION THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. MARGINALLY WETTING ACTIVITY IS
EXPECTED...WITH POSSIBLY UP TO ONE TENTH OF AN INCH OF ACCUMULATION.
TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOL ENOUGH EARLY THIS MORNING AND LATE EVENING
TO ALLOW FOR SNOW...HOWEVER NO ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. HIGHS WILL
BE 10 TO 15 DEGREES BELOW MID-MAY NORMALS FOR TODAY. WITH INCREASED
HUMIDITIES...EXPECT EXCELLENT RECOVERIES DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.
WINDS WILL BE GUSTY AT TIMES DURING THE DAYTIME HOURS BOTH TODAY AND
THURSDAY...WHERE GUSTS MAY APPROACH 25 OR 30 MPH.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0835 MDT 5/11/11
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW
                       SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF
                       RAIN SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......50 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 49-53.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 38-43 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 14 TO
                       19 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
                       GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 26 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/169000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/82904 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING VERY GOOD/140385 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN
                       AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN
                       A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AFTER
                       MIDNIGHT.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 26-30.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 80-85 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH DECREASING TO 5
                       TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 25
                       MPH.

FOR THURSDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 56-61.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 25-30 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO
                       THE NORTH 9 TO 14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON...
                       WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP 25 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTH 13 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD/110500 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/78444 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING GOOD/79900 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...24/46

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REQUESTED BY...KYLE SAHD
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110511.WINDM.01/ABQ