FNUS75 KABQ 261728
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR S W BARDERO...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1128 AM MDT MON MAR 26 2012

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

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

DISCUSSION...
MID AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS ARE MOVING EAST OF THE BURN SITE AT MID DAY
WHILE SURFACE SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BECOME GUSTY THIS AFTERNOON. DRY
CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST WITH RH BELOW 15 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON WITH
TEMPERATURES WELL ABOVE SEASONAL AVERAGES. RH RECOVERY THIS EVENING
WILL LIKELY BE FAIR TO POOR. EXPECT CONTINUED DRY CONDITIONS TUESDAY
BUT WITH LESS WIND AND A SLIGHT COOL DOWN IN TEMPERATURES.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1130 MDT 3/26/12
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY MID DAY THEN CLEARING.
                       AREAS OF BLOWING DUST IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 69-73.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 10-15 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO
                       20 TO 28 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP
                       TO 35 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......9300 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 26 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/241800 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/92361 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/228166 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 32-36.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 33-38 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 15 TO 22 MPH DECREASING TO 10 TO
                       15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH
                       BEFORE MIDNIGHT.

FOR TUESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 66-70.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 10-15 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 18 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......9800 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 21 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/205800 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/72399 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/209228 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...LEONARD SANDOVAL
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120326.SWBAR.01/ABQ