FNUS75 KABQ 231321
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR CHUPADERA RX...SOCORRO BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
721 AM MDT FRI MAR 23 2012

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

DISCUSSION...
VERY DRY CONDITIONS WITH NEAR 100 PERCENT SUNSHINE THROUGH AT LEAST
SATURDAY. POOR RH RECOVERIES OVERNIGHT. VENTILATION STARTING OUT
GENERALLY POOR IN THE MORNINGS AND IMPROVING TO AT LEAST GOOD OR
VERY GOOD IN THE AFTERNOON.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0705 MDT 3/23/12
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 71-74.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 8-12 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST 7 TO 14 MPH TIL LATE MORNING THEN
                       VARYING FROM WEST THROUGH SOUTH IN THE
                       AFTERNOON BETWEEN 7 AND 13 MPH. A FEW GUSTS
                       BETWEEN 15 AND 18 MPH POSSIBLE.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 13 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD/104000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/26588 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING VERY GOOD/103744 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 38-43.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 25-30 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH THROUGH WEST 5 TO 12 MPH THEN DOWNSLOPE
                       MORE OFTEN THAN NOT AT SIMILAR SPEEDS AFTER
                       9 OR 10 PM.

FOR SATURDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 73-77.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 6-11 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........DOWNSLOPE 5 TO 11 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH
                       AND SOUTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 15 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/150000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/25560 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING VERY GOOD/145210 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...43

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REQUESTED BY...ZACH SAAVEDRA
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120323.CHUPA.01/ABQ