FNUS75 KABQ 181652
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR THOMPSON RIDGE RX...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1052 AM MDT SUN OCT 18 2009

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

DISCUSSION...A FEW MORE CLOUDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE BURN AREA TODAY
WITH SLIGHTLY DRIER CONDITIONS AT SURFACE AND MODERATE WEST WINDS.
TEMPERATURES WILL REACH THE MID TO UPPER 60S AS HUMIDITY VALUES
FALL TO NEAR 35 PERCENT. GOOD OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERY IS
EXPECTED TONIGHT WITH WINDS INCREASING MONDAY.


FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1105 MDT 10/18/09
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 65-69.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 33-39 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED AT LESS THAN 5 MPH...
                       SHIFTING TO THE WEST SOUTHWEST 8 TO 11 MPH
                       BETWEEN 1200 AND 1400 LOCAL TIME.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 16 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....VERY GOOD/136000 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 40-44.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 63-68 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 11 MPH...
                       BECOMING TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 5 MPH
                       AFTER 2000 LOCAL TIME.

FOR MONDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 63-67.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 27-32 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO 13 TO
                       18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 19 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....VERY GOOD/142500 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...RX BURN BOSS
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091018.THOMP.01/ABQ