FNUS75 KABQ 121808
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR BALES SEEP UNIT OF CHAPARRAL RX...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1108 AM MST THU NOV 12 2009

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

DISCUSSION...
A BROKEN TO OVERCAST DECK OF MID AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS WILL
CONTINUE TO STREAM ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. AS SOME UPPER LEVEL
MOMENTUM MIXES DOWNWARD...WINDS WILL PICK UP IN SPEED THIS
AFTERNOON. IT IS LIKELY THAT WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO ERRATICALLY
SHIFT FROM SOUTH TO WEST NEAR THE SURFACE AS SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS
PREVAIL ALOFT. HOWEVER...DUE TO THE HIGHER WIND SPEEDS...
VENTILATION WILL BE VERY GOOD. CLOUD HEIGHTS WILL GRADUALLY LOWER
THIS EVENING AS A WEAK DISTURBANCE MOVES ACROSS THE STATE. A FEW
SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE AFTER MIDNIGHT AND DURING THE DAY ON FRIDAY.
THEREFORE...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL TREND UPWARD ON FRIDAY AS
TEMPERATURES TREND DOWNWARD.


FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1115 MST 11/12/09
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 55-59.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 30-35 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH INCREASING TO
                       12 TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                       GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 22 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....VERY GOOD/132000 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN
                       SHOWERS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 32-36.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 66-71 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH DECREASING TO 7 TO 9
                       MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

FOR FRIDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......40 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 48-52.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 46-51 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 23 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....VERY GOOD/138000 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...34

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REQUESTED BY...239 MATT GARCIA
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091112.BALES.01/ABQ