FNUS75 KABQ 261719
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR CHAPARRAL RX...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1119 AM MDT MON OCT 26 2009

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

DISCUSSION...WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER NORTHWEST NEW MEXICO
TODAY WILL WEAKEN FURTHER TONIGHT AS A STRONG UPPER LEVEL TROUGH
APPROACHES FROM THE GREAT BASIN. DRY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH
TUESDAY WITH INCREASING SOUTHWEST WINDS TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1120 MDT 10/26/09
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN CLEARING.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 44-48.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 30-35 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 8 MPH BECOMING
                       WEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 12 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....FAIR/54000 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 21-25.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 55-60 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 8 MPH.

FOR TUESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 50-54.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 19-24 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH INCREASING TO
                       SOUTHWEST 12 TO 17 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                       AFTERNOON WIND GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 36 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/306000 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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