FNUS75 KABQ 291953
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR LION RX...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
153 PM MDT THU OCT 29 2009

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

DISCUSSION...
NO SIGNIFICANT FIRE WEATHER ISSUES...BUT RH VALUES TO BE QUITE HIGH
UNTIL VERY LATE MORNING OR MIDDAY...AFTER WHICH TIME RH WILL DROP
QUITE QUICKLY. VERY GOOD RH RECOVERY FRIDAY NIGHT WITH EVEN LOWER
MINIMUM RH SATURDAY AFTERNOON COMPARED TO FRIDAY. WINDS TO BE RATHER
BREEZY FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND SOMEWHAT LIGHTER SATURDAY. NO MORE
PRECIPITATION FOR AT LEAST 5 OR 6 DAYS AFTER THIS EVENING.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1315 MDT 10/29/09
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......70 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 30-33.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 65-70 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........BECOMING MAINLY WEST AND NORTHWEST 7 TO 15 MPH
                       BY 2 TO 3 PM WITH A FEW GUSTS TO NEAR 20 MPH
                       POSSIBLE. WIND DIRECTION VARIABLE IN VICINITY
                       OF HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST 19 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/152000 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW
                       SHOWERS MAINLY BEFORE MIDNIGHT
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 13-18.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 90-95 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH EARLY THEN MORE
                       TERRAIN DOMINATED AT 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER 11 PM.

FOR FRIDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING
                       PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 36-40.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 38-43 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTH AND NORTHWEST 6 TO 11 MPH INCREASING TO
                       10 TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. A FEW AFTERNOON
                       GUSTS BETWEEN 20 AND 25 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST 22 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....FAIR/55000 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...332
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091029.LIONR.01/ABQ