FNUS75 KABQ 161542
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR BEGOSO RX...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
942 AM MDT TUE JUN 16 2009

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

...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS POSSIBLE FOR A PERIOD BETWEEN 1
AND 3 HOURS IN THE MID OR LATE AFTERNOON...

DISCUSSION...
NEAR TO MARGINAL CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS DUE TO LOW RH AND
BRISK WINDS FOR PERIOD BETWEEN 1 AND 3 HOURS LATER THIS AFTERNOON.
WINDS DIMINISHING TO A FAIR DEGREE TONIGHT BUT PAIRED WITH POOR RH
RECOVERY THEN PICKING BACK UP SOMEWHAT TUESDAY. ANOTHER MODERATE
MOISTURE SURGE FROM THE SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST WILL INCREASE CLOUDS
WEDNESDAY...HOLDING TEMPERATURES DOWN ENOUGH TO KEEP HUMIDITY VALUES
ABOVE CRITICALLY LOW VALUES. THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT TO MODERATE
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND STORMS LATER WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
POSSIBLY LINGERING INTO THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. MIX OD DRY AND WET
STORMS...BUT MORE DRY THAN WET INITIALLY. ANOTHER POSSIBLY STRONGER
AND WETTER MOISTURE SURGE FOR THE WEEKEND.


FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0920 MDT 6/16/09
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 80-84.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 10-15 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH BECOMING INCREASING TO
                       SOUTHWEST 14 TO 22 MPH AFTER NOON OR 1 PM.
                       SOME VARIABILITY BETWEEN FROM WEST THROUGH
                       SOUTH DUE TO TERRAIN EFFECTS. GUSTS UP TO 30
                       MPH THIS AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 24 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/204000 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 53-57.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 30-36 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH BECOMING WEST 6
                       TO 12 MPH AFTER 9 OR 10 PM WITH SOME
                       DIRECTIONAL VARIABILITY DUE TO DRAINAGE WIND
                       EFFECTS ON MESA SLOPES. GUSTS UP TO 25
                       MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING.

FOR WEDNESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......INCREASING CLOUDS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 2 PM. SOME
                       STORMS MAY PRODUCE DRY LIGHTNING.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 73-77.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 18-24 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO 12
                       TO 22 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 30
                       MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       ANY THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 20 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/170000 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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