FNUS75 KABQ 241434
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR CHUPADERA RX...SOCORRO BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
834 AM MDT SAT MAR 24 2012

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

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING...

DISCUSSION...
VERY DRY AND WARM PATTERN THIS WEEKEND WITH TEMPERATURES WELL ABOVE
AVERAGE.  GENERALLY POOR NIGHTTIME HUMIDITY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT.
VENTILATION RATES VERY GOOD TO EXCELLENT THIS AFTERNOON AND SUNDAY
AFTERNOON.  MONDAY MAY BRING THE COMBINATION OF LOW ENOUGH AFTERNOON
HUMIDITY AND HIGH ENOUGH WINDS TO GENERATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT 3/24/12
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 74-79.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 7-12 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......11000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 16 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/176000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/36989 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/173230 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 43-48.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 20-25 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH DECREASING TO 7 TO 9
                       MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

FOR SUNDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING
                       PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 74-79.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 6-11 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 12 TO
                       18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......16500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH 27 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/445500 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...EXCELLENT/165062 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/418608 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.

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REQUESTED BY...ZACH SAAVEDRA
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120324.CHUPA.01/ABQ