FNUS75 KABQ 141553
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR RED MESA RX...CAF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
953 AM MDT FRI OCT 14 2011

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

DISCUSSION...BUILDING HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE STATE WILL CONTINUE THE
WARMING AND DRY TREND THROUGH THE NEXT FEW DAYS. TEMPERATURES THIS
AFTERNOON WILL BE ABOVE NORMAL AT BURN LOCATION WITH NO
PRECIPITATION IN SIGHT. WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE CALM THIS MORNING
INCREASING TO THE NORTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON JUST INTO THE DOUBLE
DIGIT RANGE. RH VALUES WILL FALL TO THE TWENTIES THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON. VENTILATION WILL BE POOR THIS MORNING INCREASING TO GOOD
BY THIS AFTERNOON. SKY CONDITIONS WILL BE CLEAR THROUGH FORECAST
PERIOD WITH FAIR RH RECOVERIES EXPECTED OVERNIGHT.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT 10/14/11
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 67-71.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 20-25 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........GENERALLY CALM NORTHWEST WINDS UNDER 5 MPH
                       THIS MORNING INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 6 TO 10
                       MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST 10 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/85000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/31478 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING GOOD/76500 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 35-39.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 53-58 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 6 MPH.

FOR SATURDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 70-74.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 16-21 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........CALM NORTHWEST WINDS GENERALLY UNDER 6 MPH
                       INCREASING TO 7 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       WEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......12000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 11 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD/132000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/21896 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING VERY GOOD/120000 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...21

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REQUESTED BY...JONATHAN ROMERO
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111014.REDME.01/ABQ