FNUS75 KABQ 241338
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR STALLION SHORTGRASS RX...U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
738 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 TO CONTINUE THIS WEEKEND INTO A GOOD PART
OF NEXT WEEK DAYTIME HIGHS ONLY COOLING SLIGHTLY TUESDAY OR WEDNESDAY
BUT STILL ABOVE SEASONAL NORMS. GENERALLY POOR NIGHTTIME HUMIDITY
RECOVERIES AT LEAST THE NEXT 2 TO 3 NIGHTS. VENTILATION RATES VERY
GOOD TO EXCELLENT THE NEXT SEVERAL AFTERNOONS. 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 0900 MDT 3/24/12
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 73-77.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 7-12 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST AND NORTHWEST 7 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO
                       WEST THROUGH SOUTHWEST 8 TO 16 MPH IN THE
                       AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......11000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 16 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/176000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/36922 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/171804 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 42-46.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 22-27 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........BECOMING MORE TERRAIN DOMINATED 5 TO 11 MPH
                       AFTER 9 OR 10 PM.

FOR SUNDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING
                       PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 76-81.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 7-12 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........LARGELY TERRAIN DOMINATED 10 MPH OR LESS IN
                       THE MORNING THEN MAINLY SOUTHWEST THROUGH
                       SOUTH AND INCREASING TO 10 TO 17 MPH IN THE
                       AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 20 TO 25 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......16300 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH 26 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/423800 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...EXCELLENT/161210 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/414874 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...JASON RIGGINS
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120324.STALL.01/ABQ