FNUS75 KABQ 041602
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR AQUA FRIA MEADOW RX...NPS/EMP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
902 AM MST WED NOV 4 2009

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

DISCUSSION...
THE GRADIENT BOTH AT THE SURFACE AND ALOFT LOOK TO BE SLIGHTLY LESS
FOR TODAY THAN WAS PREDICTED YESTERDAY BUT WITH THAT BEING SAID...
STILL LOOKING FOR A STRONGER SOUTHERLY INFLUENCE DURING THE PEAK
HEATING HOURS THAN HAS BEEN OBSERVED THE PAST FEW DAYS. CURRENT WIND
PROFILERS SHOW VERY LITTLE WIND THROUGH THE ATMOSPHERIC COLUMN NEAR
THE FIRE SITE BUT THE UPPER RIDGE CREATING THIS WIND VOID IS
EXPECTED TO SHIFT SLIGHTLY AND ALLOW A STRONGER SOUTHERLY INFLUENCE
AS THE DAY PROGRESSES. THERE IS MORE POTENTIAL OF A STRONGER FLOW ON
THURSDAY AS THE RIDGE WEAKENS EVEN FURTHER AND MIXING BECOMES EVEN
GREATER. DRY CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN WITH SOME CIRRUS FLOWING UP FROM
THE BAJA...ESPECIALLY ON THURSDAY.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MST 11/4/09
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 66-70.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 14-18 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........LIGHT WEST/NORTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH
                       BECOMING SOUTHEAST 3 TO 5 BY LATE MORNING.
                       WINDS SOUTH/SOUTHEAST 6 TO 8 MPH IN THE
                       AFTERNOON. OCCASIONAL GUSTS BETWEEN 12 TO
                       14 MPH DURING THE PEAK HEATING PERIOD.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH 14 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....GOOD/63000 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 31-34.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 39-44 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
                       1 TO 3 MPH BY MID EVENING.

FOR THURSDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 66-70.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 14-18 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST/NORTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH BECOMING
                       SOUTHEAST 3 TO 5 MPH LATE MORNING/EARLY
                       AFTERNOON AND THEN BECOMING MORE
                       SOUTHWESTERLY 6 TO 10 MPH MID TO LATE
                       AFTERNOON. OCCASIONAL GUSTS BETWEEN 13 TO
                       16 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 13 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....GOOD/91000 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...50

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REQUESTED BY...ROB GAUSS
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091104.AQUAF.02/ABQ