FNUS75 KABQ 281928
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR SANTA FE WATERSHED RX...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
128 PM MDT MON SEP 28 2009

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

DISCUSSION...
DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. HOWEVER LOOK
FOR A LOWERING TREND IN HUMIDITY. A PACIFIC TROUGH WILL APPROACH
ON TUESDAY. THE FLOW ALOFT WILL INCREASE OUT AHEAD OF THIS APPROACH
AND THIS WILL COINCIDE WITH AN INCREASE IN CIRRUS OR HIGH LEVEL
CLOUDS. LOOK FOR A LITTLE BIT OF GUSTINESS LATER ON TUESDAY.
STRONGER WINDS WILL COME WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1300 MDT 9/28/09
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 60-62.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 34-36 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS
                       IN THE MID TO UPPER TEENS.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 42-46.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 48-53 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING
                       BECOMING TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 7 MPH.

FOR TUESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING
                       PARTLY CLOUDY. MAINLY HIGHER CLOUDS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 65-69.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 27-32 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........DEVELOPING WEST/SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH
                       INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 9 TO 12 MPH IN THE
                       AFTERNOON. OCCASIONAL GUSTS IN THE
                       UPPER TEENS TO AROUND 20 MPH MID TO LATE
                       AFTERNOON.

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...LEONARD MAGDALENA
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090928.SANTA.01/ABQ