FNUS75 KABQ 022123
FWSABQ

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

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

DISCUSSION...
DRY CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN. EXPECTING POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERY
OVERNIGHT ACROSS THE MIDSLOPE AREAS. SLIGHTLY LESS WIND OVERALL
ON SATURDAY VERSUS WHAT WAS OBSERVED TODAY. STILL LOOKING FOR
SOME BREEZINESS TO DEVELOP TOMORROW AFTERNOON HOWEVER.
ESPECIALLY SINCE THE UPPER FLOW WILL BE MORE IN LINE WITH THE
SLOPE OR ASPECT.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1535 MDT 10/2/09
FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 31-35.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 30-37 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST/NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH THROUGH THE
                       EARLY EVENING BECOMING TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS
                       THAN 6 MPH.

FOR SATURDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING
                       PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 56-58.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 15-19 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 6 MPH BECOMING
                       WEST/SOUTHWEST 7 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                       OCCASIONAL GUSTS IN THE UPPER TEENS TO AROUND
                       20 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 18 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....VERY GOOD/144000 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...DONALD VIGIL
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091002.SANTA.02/ABQ