FNUS75 KABQ 251634
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR BUCKMORE RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1034 AM MDT THU APR 25 2013

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

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

DISCUSSION...
STRENGTHENING SOUTHWEST WINDS ALOFT TODAY AS UPPER LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM WEAKENS AS IT TRACKS OVER WESTERN AND NORTHERN NEW MEXICO.
POTENTIAL FOR SUFFICIENT ELEVATED MOISTURE TO PRODUCE A SLIGHT
CHANCE FOR DRY CONVECTION THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH HAINES COMBINED WITH
WINDS STRENGTHENING AND DRYING...AND HIGH TEMPERATURES ABOVE AVERAGE
WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL CONDITIONS LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY
THIS EVENING.  ONLY FAIR RH RECOVERY TONIGHT. LIGHTER WEST TO
NORTHWEST WINDS ALOFT FRIDAY.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1030 MDT 4/25/13
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF DRY
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 64-68.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 10-15 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO
                       SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                       GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                       EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                       AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......16000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 30 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/468227 KNOT-FT AT 1400 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...EXCELLENT/307756 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/434000 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 30-34.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 42-47 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO 7 TO 9
                       MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
   VENTILATION TREND...EXCELLENT/312000 KNOT-FT BY EARLY-EVENING
                       BECOMING VERY GOOD/105000 KNOT-FT BY
                       LATE-EVENING.

FOR FRIDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING
                       PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 62-66.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 10-15 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH INCREASING TO 10
                       TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......16000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTH 11 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD/124128 KNOT-FT AT 1600 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/79911 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING VERY GOOD/124128 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...CAT LOWE
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130425.BUCKM.01/ABQ