FNUS75 KABQ 271656
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR CHAPARRAL RX...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1056 AM MDT TUE OCT 27 2009

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

DISCUSSION...
PERIODS OF BRISK WINDS THROUGH THE PERIOD WITH A CHANGE TO COLDER
WEDNESDAY. EXPECT A FEW TO AT TIMES SCATTERED SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS
STARTING EITHER LATE TONIGHT OR AROUND DAWN WEDNESDAY. DAYTIME WINDS
MAY NOT DIMINISH SIGNIFICANTLY UNTIL FRIDAY AFTERNOON OR EVEN
SATURDAY.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1025 MDT 10/27/09
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 50-54.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 17-21 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO
                       SOUTHWEST 10 TO 17 MPH IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON.
                       SOME GUSTS BETWEEN 25 AND 30 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......9500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 42 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/399000 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN
                       SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......30 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 30-34.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 69-74 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 18 MPH. GUSTS
                       AT TIMES BETWEEN 22 AND 28 MPH.

FOR WEDNESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS
                       POSSIBLY MIXED WITH RAIN AT TIMES.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......40 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 36-41.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 42-47 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 19 MPH IN THE
                       MORNING THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST AND WEST 12 TO
                       20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS BETWEEN 25 AND
                       35 MPH POSSIBLE
   MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 29 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/246500 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...43

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REQUESTED BY...LEONARD SANDOVAL
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091027.CHAPA.01/ABQ