FNUS75 KABQ 012252
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR SCOUT CAMP RX...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
452 PM MDT SUN APR 1 2012

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

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

DISCUSSION...
WINDS HAVE NOT BEEN AS STRONG AS PREVIOUSLY ANTICIPATED SO FAR
THIS AFTERNOON. SHOULD RED FLAG CONDITIONS OCCUR...IT WILL BE IN
THE NEXT 2 HOURS. HOWEVER... A PACIFIC COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP
THROUGH THE AREA AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...WHICH MAY BRIEFLY
INCREASE WINDS FROM THE WEST OR NORTHWEST. MUCH COLDER AIR WILL
FILTER IN BEHIND THE FRONT...THUS HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE AROUND
20 DEGREES COLDER THAN TODAY. THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION INCREASES
MONDAY AFTERNOON AS A BACK DOOR COLD FRONT NUDGES INTO THE AREA.
WETTING PRECIPITATION IS POSSIBLE.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1650 MDT 4/1/12
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 67-71.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 9-13 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH WITH
                       GUSTS TO 18 MPH. SPEEDS MAY BRIEFLY
                       INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 TO 15
                       MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 20 AND 25 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 26 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/221000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...BECOMING EXCELLENT/217978 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 32-36.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 45-50 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH
                       POSSIBLY HIGHER GUST AS THE FRONT MOVES
                       THROUGH. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTH 5 TO 7
                       MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

FOR MONDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN
                       SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY
                       WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                       AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......50 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 48-52.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 41-46 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH INCREASING TO
                       NORTHEAST 9 TO 14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......EAST 25 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/250000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...VERY GOOD/129722 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/200000 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...34

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REQUESTED BY...TDC
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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