FNUS75 KABQ 021415
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR SANTA FE WATERSHED RX...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
815 AM MDT FRI OCT 2 2009

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

DISCUSSION...
WARMER TODAY WITH LESS WIND OVERALL. ALTHOUGH STILL EXPECTING
SOME BREEZINESS TO DEVELOP DURING THE AFTERNOON. SIMILAR STORY
FOR SATURDAY. POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES EXPECTED ACROSS THE
MIDSLOPE AREAS TONIGHT.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0820 MDT 10/2/09
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 52-56.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 11-16 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........LIGHT DRAINAGE BECOMING UPSLOPE 2 TO 4 MPH
                       AS THE MORNING PROGRESSES. A LITTLE MORE
                       VARIABLE DURING THE AFTERNOON WITH
                       WEST/SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6 MPH BECOMING
                       WEST/NORTHWEST 8 TO 11 MPH MID TO LATE
                       AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 23 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 24 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....VERY GOOD/120000 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 34-38.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 19-24 PERCENT...MID SLOPE AREAS.
                       HIGHER WITHIN CANYON BOTTOMS.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST/NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH IN THE
                       EARLY EVENING BECOMING TERRAIN DOMINATED
                       LESS THAN 6 MPH BY 2100.

FOR SATURDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING
                       PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 55-59.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 14-19 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 6 MPH BECOMING
                       WEST/SOUTHWEST 9 TO 13 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                       OCCASINAL STRONGER GUSTS IN THE LOW TO
                       MID 20S.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 18 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....VERY GOOD/135000 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...AUDREY GEMMELL
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091002.SANTA.01/ABQ