FNUS75 KABQ 201527
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR BEGOSO RX...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
927 AM MDT TUE OCT 20 2009

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

DISCUSSION...
COLD CORE TROUGH ALOFT MOVING EAST ACROSS NORTHERN ARIZONA THIS
MORNING WILL INCREASE SOUTHWEST WINDS OVER NORTHERN NEW MEXICO
THIS AFTERNOON AND GENERATE SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
THROUGH THIS EVENING. MUCH COLDER AIR WITH THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH
MOVES IN FROM THE NORTH TONIGHT AND WILL RESULT IN A CLOUDY...COOL
AND SHOWERY DAY WEDNESDAY.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0930 MDT 10/20/09
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......40 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 64-68.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 30-35 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH BY AFTERNOON.
                       GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 27 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/175500 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                       EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS
                       AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......80 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 37-41.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 85-90 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 15 MPH BECOMING
                       NORTHWEST 7 TO 9 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS
                       UP TO 25 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                       EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.

FOR WEDNESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
                       MORNING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN
                       SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......50 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 44-48.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 60-65 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTH WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTH 20 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....GOOD/80000 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...07

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REQUESTED BY...LEONARD SANDOVAL
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091020.BEGOS.01/ABQ