FNUS75 KABQ 011909 FWSABQ SPOT FORECAST FOR 2012 LANES...64TH CST-WMD NMARNG NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 1209 PM MST THU MAR 1 2012 ...REQUESTED FOR TRAINING PURPOSES... IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... DISCUSSION...UPPER STORM SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED STRONG COLD FRONT IMPACTING THE SITE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY. GUSTY WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET...BUT WILL STRENGTHEN AGAIN EARLY FRIDAY MORNING AS THE COLD FRONT APPROACHES. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS AND MUCH COLDER AND DRIER AIR EXPECTED IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT ON FRIDAY. FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1143 MST 3/1/12 CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST. CHC OF PRECIP.......5 PERCENT. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 62-66. RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 6-10 PERCENT. 20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 37 KNOTS. MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/370000 KNOT-FT. VENTILATION TREND...EXCELLENT/371679 KNOT-FT. FOR TONIGHT CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 30-34. RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 23-28 PERCENT. 20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH EARLY EVENING... DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH LATE EVENING THEN INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH TOWARDS SUNRISE. GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH EARLY EVENING. FORECASTS FOR WINDS ARE 20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS AND MUST BE ADJUSTED ACCORDING TO FUEL TYPE AND SHELTERING TO GET EYE LEVEL WIND SPEED. $$ REQUESTED BY...SSG DEPALMA REASON FOR REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20120301.2012L.01/ABQ