FNUS75 KABQ 151843
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR THOMPSON RIDGE RX...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1243 PM MDT THU OCT 15 2009

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

DISCUSSION...
WINDS ALOFT WILL WEAKNE ON FRIDAY. THIS WILL AFFECT THE TRANSPORT
WIND AND SUBSEQUENT VENTILATION. WINDS WILL BE SOMEWHAT VARIABLE
AT TIMES DUE TO TERRAIN INFLUENCES AND THE LACK OF WIND ALOFT.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1255 MDT 10/15/09FOR FRIDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 59-63.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 25-30 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST/NORTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 3 MPH BECOMING
                       UPSLOPE 3 TO 5 MPH BY MID MORNING. MIXTURE
                       OF UPSLOPE AND NORTHWEST WIND 4 TO 7
                       IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST 10 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....FAIR/40000 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...JOHN QUINTANA
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091015.THOMP.01/ABQ