FNUS75 KABQ 031431
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR SARGENT RX...USFS - CIF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
831 AM MDT THU MAY 3 2012

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

DISCUSSION...
WINDS WILL RAMP DOWN SLIGHTLY THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS BUT STILL BE
SOMEWHAT BREEZY DURING THE PEAK HEATING PERIOD. TODAY LOOKS TO BE
A LITTLE MORE UNSTABLE THAN FRIDAY AND DEFINITELY MORE UNSTABLE
THAN YESTERDAY. STILL LOOKING AT ONE TO TWO HOURS OF NEAR OR
ACTUAL SUPER HAINES LATE THIS AFTERNOON...OTHERWISE HAINES 6
VALUES THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. MID LEVEL DRY SLOT HAS MADE ITS
PRESENCE KNOWN WITH THE MAGDALENA RAWS HITTING 5 PERCENT YESTERDAY.
FIGURE ON SOME SINGLE DIGITS THE NEXT COUPLE OF AFTERNOONS...EXPOSED
SOUTHERLY AND/OR WESTERLY ASPECTS. A LITTLE HIGHER ACROSS TIMBERED
NORTH ASPECTS. POOR RECOVERIES WILL DEFINITELY BE FOUND ACROSS
THE MIDSLOPE AREAS TONIGHT WITH A PRETTY STRONG THERMAL INVERSION.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0830 MDT 5/3/12
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 74-78.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 6-10 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 11 MPH. SOME GUSTS TO
                       21 MPH WITHIN THE EXPOSED AREAS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......16000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 12 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/192000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...VERY GOOD/102111 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/187931 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 40-44.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 23-28 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST/SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH EARLY
                       THEN BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNCANYON 2 TO 4
                       MPH BY 2100. PERHAPS SOME OCCASIONAL WEST
                       BREEZES ALONG THE HIGHER RIDGES 5 TO 8 MPH
                       LATE NIGHT.

FOR FRIDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 76-80.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 7-11 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........DEVELOPING UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 3 TO 5 MPH
                       MID TO LATE MORNING. WINDS BECOMING
                       SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH BY THE NOON
                       HOUR AND THEN INCREASING TO 9 TO 13 MPH
                       IN THE AFTERNOON. OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP
                       TO 24 MPH EXPOSED AREAS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......12000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 15 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/180000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...VERY GOOD/118538 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/175200 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 20120503.SARGE.01/ABQ