FNUS75 KABQ 251440
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR CERRO CHIFLO...TAOS BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
840 AM MDT WED MAY 25 2011

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

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...

DISCUSSION...NORTHWEST FLOW TODAY WITH A FEW HIGH CLOUDS STREAMING
OVER THE BURN SITE LATER THIS MORNING AND THIS AFTERNOON. FAIR RH
RECOVERIES TONIGHT WITH GENERALLY LIGHT DRAINAGE WINDS AFTER
MIDNIGHT. FOR THURSDAY...STRONGER WEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED AND
TEMPERATURES INCREASE. THEREFORE...WINDS WILL EXCEED CRITICAL
THRESHOLDS AND RH WILL BE NEAR 15 PERCENT...SO CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE A POSSIBILITY.


FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0825 MDT 5/25/11
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY THIS MORNING BECOMING PARTLY
                       CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 65-69.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 16-21 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                       15 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS
                       TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......12000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST 10 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD/120000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/73852 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING GOOD/85541 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 33-37.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 55-60 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING
                       BECOMING TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 8 MPH.

FOR THURSDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 74-78.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 12-17 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 17
                       TO 27 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 40
                       MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......11500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 36 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/414000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...EXCELLENT/213426 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/413744 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 20110525.CERRO.01/ABQ