FNUS75 KABQ 151337
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR LA SOTELLA...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
737 AM MDT FRI MAY 15 2009

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

DISCUSSION...DRY CONDITIONS AND ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL
CONTINUE TODAY...RESULTING IN A HIGH HAINES INDEX OF 6. HUMIDITY
WILL BOTTOM OUT NEAR 15 PERCENT LATE THIS AFTERNOON...AND WINDS WILL
SLOWLY SHIFT FROM THE WEST NORTHWEST WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE SPEEDS.
A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH WESTWARD ACROSS THE BURN AREA
TONIGHT...SHIFTING WINDS MORE EASTERLY AND ALLOWING LOW LEVEL
MOISTURE TO INCREASE. SOME OCCASIONAL GUSTS COULD ACCOMPANY THE
FRONT...AND HUMIDITY SHOULD RECOVER TO NEAR 70 PERCENT BY SATURDAY
MORNING. A FEW STRAY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE
BEHIND THE FRONT WITH CONTINUED ACTIVITY INTO SATURDAY.


FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0735 MDT 5/15/09
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 69-73.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 13-18 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 5 MPH...BECOMING
                       WEST NORTHWEST 8 TO 11 MPH BY AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......11000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 14 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/154000 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 37-41.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 71-76 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WINDS VEERING...NORTHWESTERLY AT 1800 HOURS
                       THEN NORTHEASTERLY BY 2100 HOURS WITH SPEEDS 7
                       TO 10 MPH. EAST NORTHEASTERLY SHORTLY AFTER
                       MIDNIGHT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 20 MPH AS
                       FRONT PASSES. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                       NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS.

FOR SATURDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 60-64.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 40-45 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........EAST SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       SOUTH 7 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY
                       AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHEAST 12 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....GOOD/72000 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 20090515.LASOT.01/ABQ