FNUS75 KABQ 291400
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR SANTA FE WATERSHED RX...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
800 AM MDT TUE SEP 29 2009

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

DISCUSSION...
DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE NORTH OF THE BURN WILL SHIFT WINDS TO
THE SOUTHWEST AND INCREASE SPEED INTO THE AFTERNOON WITH
EXCELLENT VENTILATION CONDITIONS. COLD FRONT APPROACHING
THE BURN FROM THE WEST WILL INCREASE WIND SPEEDS ADDITIONALLY
WITH STRONG GUSTS DEVELOPING BY AFTERNOON. COOLING WEDNESDAY
WILL BOOST MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR THE DAY.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0820 MDT 9/29/09
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 65-67.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 27-30 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH INCREASING TO 9
                       TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 24 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/216000 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 47-49.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 56-59 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       SOUTH 7 TO 9 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

FOR WEDNESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 62-64.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 36-39 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO
                       18 TO 28 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO
                       35 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                       NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 44 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/352000 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...25

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REQUESTED BY...LEONARD MAGDALENA
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090929.SANTA.01/ABQ