FNUS75 KABQ 171602
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR THOMPSON RIDGE RX...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1002 AM MDT SAT OCT 17 2009

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

DISCUSSION...MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT TO MODERATE WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TODAY. WINDS WILL BE FROM THE EAST SOUTHEAST IN THE EARLY
AFTERNOON...GRADUALLY SHIFTING MORE SOUTHERLY BY LATE AFTERNOON AND
EARLY EVENING. LOWER MIXING HEIGHTS WILL KEEP VENTILATION IN THE
POOR CATEGORY. SLIGHTLY HIGHER DEWPOINTS WILL PREVAIL TODAY...
ALLOWING HIGHER DAYTIME HUMIDITY AS TEMPERATURES TOP OUT IN THE LOW
60S. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL RECOVER TO NEAR 75 PERCENT TONIGHT. ON
SUNDAY MODERATE WEST SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL PREVAIL WITH SLIGHTLY
DRIER CONDITIONS.


FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1005 MDT 10/17/09
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 60-64.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 32-37 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 5 MPH. BECOMING
                       EAST SOUTHEAST AT 6 TO 11 MPH BETWEEN 1100
                       AND 1300 LOCAL TIME AND TURNING SOUTHERLY BY
                       1700 LOCAL TIME.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH 13 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....POOR/32500 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 36-40.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 73-78 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH. BECOMING TERRAIN
                       DOMINATED AFTER 2000 LOCAL TIME.

FOR SUNDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 65-69.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 26-31 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 8 MPH BECOMING
                       WEST SOUTHWEST 7 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 19 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/161500 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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