FNUS75 KABQ 061719
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR CHAPARRAL RX...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1019 AM MST FRI NOV 6 2009

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

DISCUSSION...
IT APPEARS THAT THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR TODAY. DRY CONDITIONS
WILL CONTINUE WITH A SLIGHT DOWNTURN IN HUMIDITY ON THURSDAY.
PERIODS OF CIRRUS CLOUDS WILL PASS OVER THE FIRE AREA THE NEXT 24
TO 36 HOURS.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1020 MST 11/6/09
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHER CIRRUS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 60-62.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 20-21 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       WEST/SOUTHWEST  7 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                       OCCASIONAL GUSTS IN THE MID/UPPER TEENS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 16 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....GOOD/80000 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 31-35.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 40-45 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 6 MPH.

FOR SATURDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. AGAIN HIGHER CIRRUS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 60-62.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 17-19 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTH/NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING
                       TO THE WEST/SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE
                       AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 8 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....FAIR/40000 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...PAUL CURTIS
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091106.CHAPA.01/ABQ