FNUS75 KABQ 111030
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR RED MESA RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
430 AM MDT THU OCT 11 2012

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

DISCUSSION...
UPPER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TO TRACK FROM ARIZONA OVER THE FOUR
CORNERS REGION TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY. INCREASING CLOUDS
AND CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION FORECAST DURING THIS PERIOD.
ADDITIONALLY...WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY AND MORESO ON FRIDAY AS
THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT AND STRONGEST WINDS ALOFT PUSH OVER THE
AREA FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT 10/11/12
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                       AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 62-66.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 25-30 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING
                       BECOMING SOUTHWEST 7 TO 15 MPH IN THE
                       AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                       NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......10500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH 22 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/174611 KNOT-FT AT 1400 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/71985 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/160000 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......30 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 41-45.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 71-76 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTY
                       AND ERRATIC WINDS NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/74889 KNOT-FT BY EARLY-EVENING BECOMING
                       FAIR/44000 KNOT-FT BY LATE-EVENING.

FOR FRIDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......60 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 54-58.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 53-58 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 15 MPH
                       INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 18 TO 28 MPH IN
                       THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. GUSTY
                       AND ERRATIC WINDS NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH 43 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/301000 KNOT-FT AT 1500 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/76473 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/301000 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.

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REQUESTED BY...GEORGE ALLALUNIS
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121011.REDME.01/ABQ