FNUS75 KABQ 131451
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR HONDO RX BURN...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
851 AM MDT WED MAR 13 2013

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

DISCUSSION...
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER NEW MEXICO FROM THE WEST
THROUGH THURSDAY...THEN FLATTEN ON FRIDAY. AHEAD OF THE
RIDGE...NORTHWEST WINDS ALOFT WILL REMAIN STRONG ENOUGH FOR GUSTY
NORTHWEST SURFACE WINDS TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON. SPEEDS WILL
WEAKEN THURSDAY WITH THE RIDGE AXIS OVERHEAD. A WARMING TREND WILL
TAKE PLACE THROUGH THE END OF THE WORK WEEK WITH A HIGH
TEMPERATURE ABOUT 7 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL TODAY AND ABOUT 12
DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL THURSDAY. WIND SPEEDS WILL STRENGTHEN THIS
WEEKEND WITH A FEW HOURS OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
POSSIBLE SUNDAY.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT 3/13/13
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 62-66.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 21-26 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH INCREASING TO
                       NORTHWEST 12 TO 17 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST 13 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/79170 KNOT-FT AT 1700 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/30726 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING GOOD/79170 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 30-34.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 56-61 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 14 MPH.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/71500 KNOT-FT BY EARLY-EVENING BECOMING
                       POOR/4000 KNOT-FT BY LATE-EVENING.

FOR THURSDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 68-72.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 14-19 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST 7 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......FAIR/46788 KNOT-FT AT 1600 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/10763 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING FAIR/46788 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...44

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REQUESTED BY...SANDIA FIRE
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130313.HONDO.01/ABQ