FNUS75 KABQ 141312
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR LA SOTELLA...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
712 AM MDT THU MAY 14 2009

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

DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT HAS BROUGHT IN SOME LOW LEVEL MOISTURE TO
THE BURN AREA AND TEMPERATURES WILL BE A FEW DEGREES COOLER THAN
YESTERDAY. EXPECT TEMPERATURES IN UPPER 60S WITH MINIMUM HUMIDITY
BETWEEN 15 AND 20 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT
MORE SOUTHWESTERLY BY LATE AFTERNOON WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS JUST
NEAR 25 MPH. MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES AND POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES ARE
EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. LIGHTER BREEZES FROM THE WEST WILL DEVELOP ON
FRIDAY AS TEMPERATURES WARM UP A COUPLE DEGREES AND DRY CONDITIONS
PREVAIL. HIGH HAINES INDEX IS EXPECTED TODAY AND TOMORROW.


FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0800 MDT 5/14/09
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 66-70.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 15-20 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING
                       TO SOUTHWEST 11 TO 16 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                       GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......11000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 19 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/209000 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 42-46.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 27-32 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH IN THE EARLY
                       EVENING WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 22 MPH.
                       WINDS WILL SHIFT MORE WESTERLY AT 6 TO 9 MPH
                       BY THE LATE EVENING...EVENTUALLY BECOMING
                       TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 6 MPH.

FOR FRIDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 69-73.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 12-17 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 5 MPH IN THE
                       MORNING. BECOMING WEST 8 TO 11 MPH BY LATE
                       AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......11500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 12 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....VERY GOOD/138000 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...52

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REQUESTED BY...JON BOE
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090514.LASOT.01/ABQ