FNUS75 KABQ 031740
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR HOP CANYON RX...FS MAGDALENA DIST.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1040 AM MST THU DEC 3 2009

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

DISCUSSION...
LOW CLOUDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. CONDITIONS MAY
DETERIORATE FURTHER AS THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING PROGRESSES AS A
BAND OF SNOW MOVES SOUTHWARD. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO
BE MINIMAL HOWEVER. HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE NOT EXPECTED TO GET MUCH
WARMER THAN CURRENT TEMPERATURES. VERY COLD TEMPERATURES...IN THE
SINGLE DIGITS...ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT AFTER THE PRECIPITATION
DIMINISHES. THEREFORE...RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERIES NEAR 100
PERCENT ARE LIKELY. FRIDAY WILL BE DRY...BUT COLD CONDITIONS WILL
CONTINUE.


FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1040 MST 12/3/09
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 32-36.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 49-54 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 6 MPH BECOMING
                       NORTHEAST 7 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 17 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....GOOD/85000 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 4-8.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 95-100 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTH WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH.

FOR FRIDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 31-35.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 25-30 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 8 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 14 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....POOR/35000 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...FEMO
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091203.HOPCA.01/ABQ