FNUS75 KABQ 161807
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR SACATON RX...BLM - SCD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1207 PM MDT FRI MAR 16 2012

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

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY...

DISCUSSION...GENERALLY CLEAR AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH
TONIGHT WITH LIGHT SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS. WINDS WILL INCREASE
SATURDAY WITH DRY AND WARM CONDTIONS PERSISTING. STRONGER SOUTHERLY
WINDS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY BUT WITH INCREASING CLOUDS...SLIGHTLY
COOLER TEMPERATURES AND MORE WIDESPREAD BLOWING DUST.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1230 MDT 3/16/12
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 74-78.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 5-10 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 6 MPH BECOMING
                       SOUTH 8 TO 15 MPH BY MID AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......14500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 15 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/217500 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...FAIR/59889 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/223407 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 39-43.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 18-23 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH DECREASING TO 4 TO
                       7 MPH BY MIDNIGHT.

FOR SATURDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST IN THE
                       AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 72-76.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 5-10 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO 18 TO
                       28 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......9500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 34 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/323000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...VERY GOOD/100667 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/322695 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...07

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REQUESTED BY...RYAN ROMERO
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120316.SACAT.01/ABQ