FNUS75 KABQ 061430
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR MAXWELL UNIT 8...U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
730 AM MST TUE MAR 6 2012

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

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...

DISCUSSION...
DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE EAST OF THE BURN WILL SHIFT WINDS
SOUTHWEST AND INCREASE SPEED THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...WITH
MINIMUM HUMIDITIES FALLING INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS AND
LOW TEENS PCT FOR RED FLAG CONDITIONS. CONDITIONS EASING BY
LATE EVENING...AND THEN REDEVELOPING WEDNESDAY AS A COLD FRONT
WILL MOVE FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE BURN BY LATE WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0830 MST 3/6/12
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 70-72.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 9-12 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........EAST WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO
                       SOUTHWEST 11 TO 21 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                       GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......11500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 28 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/322000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...FAIR/58556 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/324414 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 32-34.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 32-35 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 18 MPH BECOMING
                       NORTHWEST 7 TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS
                       UP TO 30 MPH.

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...25

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REQUESTED BY...JASON RIGGINS
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120306.MAXWE.01/ABQ