FNUS75 KABQ 181509
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR BEGOSO RX...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
909 AM MDT THU JUN 18 2009

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

DISCUSSION...
HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO LOWER INTO THE MID 20S BEFORE
CLOUD COVER THICKENS AND HIGHER MOISTURE TRIES TO MOVE IN
FROM THE SOUTH. THE BURN AREA WILL BE CAUGHT ALONG THIS MOISTURE
GRADIENT THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS SO SOME HUMIDITY FLUCTUATION IS
EXPECTED. MUCH HIGHER MOISTURE WILL BE FOUND TO THE EAST/SOUTHEAST
SO HIGHER HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED ON FRIDAY. WINDS WILL BE
SLIGHTLY LESS AS COMPARED TO YESTERDAY AND RATCHET DOWN ANOTHER 5
TO 7 MPH FOR FRIDAY AS COMPARED TO TODAY. THERE IS SOME WETTING
RAIN POTENTIAL THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS BUT STORMS WILL TEND TO BE
HIT AND MISS. STORMS WILL TEND TO MOVE FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST
TODAY. STORM MOVEMENT ON FRIDAY WILL BE A BIT MORE VARIABLE AND
LIGHTER.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0905 MDT 6/18/09
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH PERIODS OF MOSTLY
                       CLOUDY DURING THE AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT
                       CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 74-77.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 22-24 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST/SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH INCREASING
                       TO SOUTHWEST 11 TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                       GUSTS BETWEEN 19 TO 27 MPH. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 19 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....GOOD/95000 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 53-55.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 53-56 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST/SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING
                       WEST 4 TO 8 MPH BETWEEN 2000 TO 2200.
                       WINDS BECOMING SOUTHERLY 3 TO 7 MPH AFTER
                       MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH EARLY ON. GUSTY
                       AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.

FOR FRIDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH PERIODS OF MOSTLY
                       CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 73-76.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 30-35 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH/SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH
                       BECOMING SOUTH/SOUTHEAST 8 TO 11 MPH
                       IN THE AFTERNOON. OCCASIONAL GUSTS
                       IN THE TEENS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                       WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH 11 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....GOOD/82500 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...50

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REQUESTED BY...PAUL MONTOYA
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090618.BEGOS.01/ABQ