FNUS75 KABQ 281719
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR HOP CANYON RX...USFS MAGDALENA DIST.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1019 AM MST WED JAN 28 2009

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

NOTE: IT APPEARS THAT YOUR OBSERVED WETBULB AND RESULTING DEWPOINT
READINGS ARE MUCH HIGHER THAN SURROUNDING SITES AND WILL ADJUST
FORECAST WITH MORE REALISTIC INITIAL DEWPOINT READING NEAR 7 DEGREES.

DISCUSSION...
QUIET AND DRY WEATHER PATTERN WITH VERY LOW AFTERNOON RH THROUGH AND
BEYOND THURSDAY. FAIR TO GOOD RH RECOVERY LATE NIGHT AND VENTILATION
RANGING FROM THE HIGH END OF FAIR TO THE LOW END OF GOOD.


FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MST 1/28/09
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 45-49.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 17-21 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED 5 TO 9 MPH
                       SHIFTING TO THE WEST THROUGH NORTH
                       7 TO 15 MPH STARTING MIDDAY TO EARLY
                       AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST 22 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....GOOD/77000 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 22-26.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 50-55 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........BECOMING TERRAIN DOMINATED...MAINLY
                       DOWNSLOPE 5 TO 10 MPH...AFTER 8 OR
                       9 PM.

FOR THURSDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 44-49.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 17-22 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........BECOMING WEST THROUGH NORTH 6 TO 12
                       MPH BY MIDDAY.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTH 30 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....GOOD/90000 KNOT-FT.

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...43

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REQUESTED BY...HEATH BARKER
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090128.HOPCA.02/ABQ