FNUS75 KABQ 141536
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR CHAPARRAL RX...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
936 AM MDT WED OCT 14 2009

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

DISCUSSION...
WIND FLOW ALOFT WILL BE THE STRONGEST TODAY WITH STOUT WINDS
FROM THE WEST AT 10000 FEET. THE UPPER FLOW WILL TURN MORE
NORTHWESTERLY THIS EVENING AND WILL CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY. WIND
SPEEDS WILL ALSO DIMINISH ACCORDINGLY. HUMIDITY VALUES AND
TEMPERATURES SHOULD BE PRETTY SIMILAR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0940 MDT 10/14/09
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...PARTLY CLOUDY
                       DURING THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 61-63.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 26-28 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH INCREASING TO
                       WEST/SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                       GUSTS IN THE 20S.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 25 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....VERY GOOD/137500 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 32-36.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 90-93 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH EARLY TO MID
                       EVENING. BECOMING NORTH/NORTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH
                       BY LATE EVENING.

FOR THURSDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 62-65.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 26-31 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH DURING THE
                       MORNING...INCREASING TO 7 TO 11 MPH DURING
                       THE AFTERNOON. OCCASIONAL GUSTS IN THE
                       UPPER TEENS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST 17 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....GOOD/68000 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
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