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SPOT FORECAST FOR BEGOSO RX...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1019 AM MDT FRI JUN 19 2009

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

DISCUSSION...
A RATHER LIGHT WIND FLOW ALOFT EXISTS OVER THE BURN AREA TODAY.
THIS SAME WIND FLOW WILL INCREASE ON SATURDAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL
DISTURBANCE MOVES OVER THE FOUR CORNERS AREA. THE BEST CHANCE FOR
WETTING RAIN WILL BE LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MID MORNING ON SATURDAY.
THUS...LOOK FOR EXCELLENT HUMIDITY RECOVERIES TONIGHT. DUE TO THE
SUNNY START THIS MORNING...HUMIDITY READINGS SHOULD FALL INTO THE
MID TO UPPER TEENS. HUMIDITY VALUES TREND UP A LITTLE BIT ON
SATURDAY.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1020 MDT 6/19/09
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY...BECOMING PARTLY CLOUD WITH
                       PERIODS OF MOSTLY CLOUDY DURING THE
                       AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 78-81.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 16-17 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING SOUTH
                       TO SOUTHEAST 7 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                       OCCASIONAL GUSTS BETWEEN 14 TO 18 MPH.
                       GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......11500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH 12 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....VERY GOOD/138000 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE
                       EVENING. BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH
                       A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                       AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......40 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 50-55.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 85-90 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH/SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH IN THE
                       EVENING BECOMING SOUTH/SOUTHWEST 4 TO 7
                       MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                       WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

FOR SATURDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING
                       WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS. PARTIAL CLEARING DURING
                       THE AFTERNOON WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......40 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 75-79.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 20-25 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH INCREASING TO 9
                       TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO
                       24 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                       NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......10500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 13 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....VERY GOOD/136500 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...ENG-502
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090619.BEGOS.01/ABQ