FNUS75 KABQ 081644
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR RED MESA RX...TAOS DISPATCH CENTER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
944 AM MST THU NOV 8 2012

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

DISCUSSION...SOUTHWEST FLOW AHEAD OF A STRENGTHENING UPPER LEVEL LOW
WILL STEADILY INCREASE TODAY AND FRIDAY.  CHANCES OF PRECIPITATION
INCREASE OVERNIGHT AND AGAIN ON FRIDAY AS THE TROUGH DEEPENS OVER
THE GREAT BASIN. TEMPERATURES WILL DECREASE AND MOISTURE INCREASES
FRIDAY AND INTO THE WEEKEND WHEN A PACIFIC COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE
AREA. CHANCES OF PRECIPITATION CONTINUE INTO THE WEEKEND AS WELL AND
AS TEMPERATURES COOL...LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE
BOTH FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT.


FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0935 MST 11/8/12
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH INCREASING MID AND HIGH
                       CLOUDS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 56-60.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 14-19 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WINDS BECOMING WEST 8 TO 11 MPH BY MID
                       MORNING THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST AND
                       INCREASING TO 12 TO 17 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 25 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/228467 KNOT-FT AT 1300 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/73489 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/216000 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING
                       MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN
                       SHOWERS MAINLY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 33-37.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 51-56 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 20 MPH.
   VENTILATION TREND...FAIR/59500 KNOT-FT BY EARLY-EVENING BECOMING
                       POOR/1500 KNOT-FT BY LATE-EVENING.

FOR FRIDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......30 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 50-54.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 43-48 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                       30 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 37 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/294677 KNOT-FT AT 1300 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...EXCELLENT/159691 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/280000 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...05

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REQUESTED BY...JOSH APODACA
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121108.REDME.01/ABQ