FNUS75 KABQ 041432
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR SARGENT RX...USFS MT.TAYLOR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
832 AM MDT FRI MAY 4 2012

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

DISCUSSION...
HOT...DRY...UNSTABLE WILL BE THE MAIN THEME WORDS THE NEXT COUPLE
OF DAYS. LITTLE CHANGE IN HUMIDITY EXPECTED WITH SOME SINGLE DIGITS
ACROSS THE WESTERN AND SOUTHERN ASPECTS AS WELL AS POOR RECOVERIES
ACROSS THE MIDSLOPE AREAS. WIND FLOW TODAY APPEARS TO BE MODERATE
TO LIGHT SO EXPECT A FEW BREEZES DURING THE PEAK HEATING PERIOD.
SLIGHT INCREASE IN THE FLOW IS EXPECTED FOR SATURDAY. HAINES
6 EXPECTED BOTH DAYS.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0845 MDT 5/4/12
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 75-77.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 6-11 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST/SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH INCREASING
                       TO SOUTHWEST 9 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                       SOME GUSTS TO 22 MPH ALONG THE EXPOSED
                       RIDGES.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......12500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 13 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/162500 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...VERY GOOD/112242 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/151728 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 11 MPH EARLY THEN
                       LOWERING TO 2 TO 4 MPH. PERHAPS SOME
                       DOWNSLOPE/DOWNCANYON WINDS AS WELL.

FOR SATURDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 75-77.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 7-12 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 10
                       TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 26
                       MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......14000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 16 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/224000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...VERY GOOD/101433 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/213933 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...LUKE HOLDEN
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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