FNUS75 KABQ 061458
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR CAPULIN RX...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
858 AM MDT TUE OCT 6 2009

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

DISCUSSION...
LOWEST HUMIDITY WILL BE TODAY WITH A FEW GUSTS IN THE AFTERNOON
BUT NOT AS STRONG AS WHAT WAS OBSERVED THE PAST 3 DAYS. HIGHER
HUMIDITY OVERNIGHT AND INTO WEDNESDAY WILL LEAD TO SIGNIFICANT
RAIN CHANCES. AS OF RIGHT NOW...THERE IS A REAL GOOD SHOT OF
WETTING RAIN OVER THE FIRE AREA AS THE DAY PROGRESSES ON WEDNESDAY
AND LASTING INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MDT 10/6/09
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 56-58.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 23-27 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH/SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING
                       TO THE SOUTHWEST 7 TO 11 MPH IN THE
                       AFTERNOON. GUSTS BETWEEN 17 TO 22 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 17 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....VERY GOOD/119000 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING...THEN MOSTLY
                       CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                       AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 34-38.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 87-92 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING
                       LIGHTER SOUTH/SOUTHEAST 2 TO 4 MPH LATE
                       EVENING.

FOR WEDNESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......NUMEROUS RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE
                       AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......80 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 51-55.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 68-73 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH/SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH INCREASING
                       TO SOUTH 7 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                       GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                       EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                       AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 24 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....VERY GOOD/108000 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...LEONARD SANDOVAL
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091006.CAPUL.01/ABQ