FNUS75 KABQ 041806
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR BEGOSO RX...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1106 AM MST WED NOV 4 2009

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

DISCUSSION...
WEAK COLD FRONTAL BOUNDARY HAS PUSHED THROUGH THE FIRE AREA. THIS
FRONT WILL WASH OUT TODAY AND PROVIDE MORE OF A EAST/SOUTHEAST
FLOW AS THE DAY PROGRESSES. DUE TO THAT FRONTAL INTRUSION...MIXING
HEIGHTS WONT BE TOO HIGH THUS THE POOR VENTILATION RATING. SIMILAR
AFFECT FOR THURSDAY ALTHOUGH WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO
INCREASE. DRY CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN WITH A SLIGHT DOWNTREND IN
HUMIDITY EXPECTED ON THURSDAY.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1115 MST 11/4/09
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 60-63.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 20-23 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       EAST...THEN SOUTHEAST 6 TO 10 MPH IN THE
                       AFTERNOON. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHEAST 12 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....POOR/30000 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 33-37.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 53-58 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       SOUTHWEST 7 TO 9 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

FOR THURSDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 63-67.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 18-21 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST/SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH INCREASING
                       TO 9 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP
                       TO 21 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 15 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....POOR/30000 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...LEONARD SANDOVAL
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091104.BEGOS.01/ABQ