FNUS75 KABQ 071620
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR K-21 RX...FS KIOWA-RITA BLANCA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
920 AM MST THU MAR 7 2013

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

...BREEZY...LOW HUMIDITY AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON...

DISCUSSION...
SOME GUSTIER WINDS WILL CONTINUE TODAY. LOOKS LIKE MOSTLY SUNNY
SKIES SHOULD PREVAIL OVER THE FIRE AREA WITH EXCELLENT VENTILATION.
LOOK FOR A GRADUAL WIND SHIFT AS THE DAY PROGRESSES. WELL ABOVE
NORMAL TEMPERATURES EXPECTED. CLAYTON AIRPORT ALREADY REPORTING
18 PCT HUMIDITY SO EXPECTING 10 TO 15 PERCENT BY LATE MORNING.
WIND GUSTS WILL DIE DOWN SOME AS THE SUN GOES DOWN TONIGHT BUT
PICK BACK UP EVEN STRONGER ON FRIDAY. MORE CLOUD COVER AND HIGHER
HUMIDITY EXPECTED ON FRIDAY. COULD ACTUALLY SEE AN ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORM FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS A PACIFIC TROUGH DRAWS CLOSER TO
THE AREA.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0930 MST 3/7/13
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY. SMATTERING OF HIGHER
                       CIRRUS DURING THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 75-77.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 9-12 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WESTERLY WIND 9 TO 15 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                       12 TO 16 MPH BY NOON AND THEN SOUTH/SOUTHWEST
                       14 TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS 24 TO 29
                       MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......14500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 26 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/369231 KNOT-FT AT 1500 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...VERY GOOD/109296 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/369231 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 42-46.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 33-38 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 15 MPH DURING THE
                       EVENING BECOMING WESTERLY 10 TO 14 MPH
                       AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   VENTILATION TREND...EXCELLENT/276000 KNOT-FT BY EARLY-EVENING
                       BECOMING POOR/0 KNOT-FT BY LATE-EVENING.

FOR FRIDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 68-72.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 21-26 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST/SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH INCREASING
                       TO SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS
                       UP TO 45 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                       EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                       AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......12500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 33 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/361512 KNOT-FT AT 1300 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...VERY GOOD/120020 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/360000 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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REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130307.K21RX.02/ABQ