FNUS75 KABQ 161525
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR CHAPARRAL RX...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
925 AM MDT FRI OCT 16 2009

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

DISCUSSION...DRY NORTHWEST FLOW WILL REMAIN OVER WESTERN NEW MEXICO
TODAY WITH MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT TO MODERATE WINDS EXPECTED.
EXPECT MINIMUM HUMIDITY TO FALL TO NEAR 25 PERCENT WITH TEMPERATURES
RISING TO NEAR 60. A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL SEEP INTO THE
AREA OVERNIGHT...BUT WILL CREATE LITTLE IN THE WAY OF SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER. HUMIDITY WILL RECOVER TO NEAR 75 PERCENT OVERNIGHT. INTO
SATURDAY EXPECT LIGHT TO MODERATE SOUTHWEST WINDS WITH A SLIGHT
UPTICK IN HUMIDITY.


FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0925 MDT 10/16/09
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 59-63.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 23-28 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 5 MPH. INCREASING
                       FROM NORTHWEST AT 7 TO 9 MPH BETWEEN 1100
                       AND 1300 LOCAL TIME. OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO
                       13 MPH THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 10 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....FAIR/45000 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 34-38.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 71-76 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH TURNING TERRAIN
                       DOMINATED LESS THAN 5 MPH AFTER 2000 LOCAL.

FOR SATURDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 58-62.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 35-40 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........EAST SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       SOUTHWEST 9 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHEAST 12 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....POOR/30000 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...52

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REQUESTED BY...BRIAN MCCOY
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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