FNUS75 KABQ 251440
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR CHUPADERA RX...SOCORRO BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
840 AM MDT SUN MAR 25 2012

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

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY...

DISCUSSION...A GENERALLY DRY AND UNUSUALLY WARM AIRMASS WILL ALLOW FOR
AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES 15 TO 20 DEGREES WARMER THAN NORMAL BUT WITH A
SLIGHT MID LEVEL MOISTURE INCREASE. LATE AFTERNOON CONVECTIVE CLOUDS
COULD DEVELOP INTO ISOLATED DRY LIGHTNING/VIRGA PRODUCING THUNDERSTORMS
WITH ERRATIC AND RATHER STRONG DOWNBURST WIND GUSTS. DRIER SOUTHWEST
FLOW ALOFT WILL PREVAIL OVERNIGHT WITH INCREASING SOUTHWEST SURFACE
WINDS MONDAY.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0835 MDT 3/25/12
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED LATE DAY DRY LIGHTNING
                       THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 74-78.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 9-14 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 7 TO 11 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST AT 11
                       TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
                       SLIGHT CHANCE FOR ERRATIC DOWNBURST WINDS TO 35
                       MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......16800 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH 28 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/470400 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...EXCELLENT/163377 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/455435 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 46-50.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 24-29 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........EVENING SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO
                       THE SOUTHWEST 7 TO 11 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
                       EVENING GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

FOR MONDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 68-72.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 11-16 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO
                       18 TO 28 MPH BY THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 25 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/250000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...VERY GOOD/109704 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/249840 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...ZACH SAAVEDRA
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120325.CHUPA.01/ABQ