FNUS75 KABQ 021455
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR SARGENT RX...USFS - CIF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
855 AM MDT WED MAY 2 2012

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

DISCUSSION...
THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BECOME UNSTABLE TO VERY UNSTABLE THE NEXT
COUPLE OF AFTERNOONS. THIS WILL MIX SOME OF THE MODERATE WIND FLOWS
FOUND ALOFT DOWN TO THE SURFACE. A LITTLE MORE ENHANCED BREEZINES
IS EXPECTED TODAY VERSUS THURSDAY BUT BREEZES WILL CERTAINLY IMPACT
THE EXPOSED RIDGES AND UPPER CANOPY AREAS. TEMPERATURES WILL
RANGE BETWEEN 3 TO 5 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. HAINES 6 EXPECTED EACH
AFTERNOON WITH OUR DECISION SUPPORT GRAPHICS INDICATING SOME
SUPER HAINES READINGS DURING THE PEAK HEATING PERIOD ON THURSDAY.
A FAIRLY PRONOUNCED MID LEVEL DRY SLOT WILL BE OVER THE AREA
THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AND WILL DRIVE HUMIDITY READINGS DOWN INTO
THE SINGLE DIGITS FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. POOR RECOVERIES FOUND ALONG
THE MIDSLOPE AREAS TONIGHT.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0855 MDT 5/2/12
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY WITH JUST A FEW FLAT CUMULUS
                       DURING THE PEAK HEATING PERIOD.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 73-77.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 7-11 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST/SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH INCREASING TO
                       11 TO 16 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 30
                       MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......11500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 20 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/230000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...VERY GOOD/116365 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/224548 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 40-44 MIDSLOPE AND LOWER WITHIN THE
                       CANYON BOTTOMS.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 23-27 PERCENT MIDSLOPE AND HIGHER
                       WITHIN THE CANYON BOTTOMS.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 14 MPH BUT GENERALLY
                       LESS THAN 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. SOME GUSTS
                       IN THE 20S ESPECIALLY EARLY EVENING.

FOR THURSDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 74-78.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 7-10 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH INCREASING TO 10
                       TO 14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 25
                       MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......14000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 18 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/252000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...VERY GOOD/140156 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/239417 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...50

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REQUESTED BY...KEN WATKINS
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120502.SARGE.01/ABQ