FNUS75 KABQ 291335
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR SANTA FE WATERSHED RX...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
735 AM MDT MON MAR 29 2010

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

DISCUSSION...
A FEW THIN CIRRUS CLOUDS WILL PASS THROUGH THE REGION TODAY...WITH
READINGS 3 TO 7 DEGREES ABOVE LATE MARCH NORMALS. SURFACE WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO BE RELATIVELY LIGHT THIS MORNING...WITH A FEW GUSTS UP
TO 17 MPH POSSIBLE DURING PEAK HEATING. MODEST OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES
CAN BE EXPECTED WITH TERRAIN DOMINATED WINDS. WINDIER CONDITIONS ARE
FORECAST FOR TUESDAY AS MINIMUM HUMIDITIES CRATER BELOW 15 PERCENT.
AN HOUR OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS COULD DEVELOP DURING THE
AFTERNOON HOURS. DPORTER

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0725 MDT 3/29/10
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING
                       PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-61.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 13-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........TERRAIN DOMINATED UNDER 6 MPH...BECOMING
                       NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON...
                       WITH GUSTS UP TO 17 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT....... .5000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 18 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....GOOD/90000 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....25-29.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 56-61 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING
                       TERRAIN DOMINATED UNDER 6 MPH BY MIDNIGHT.

FOR TUESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-69.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 10-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING 12
                       TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTS UP
                       TO 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT....... .7500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 36 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/270000 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...46

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REQUESTED BY...JON BOE
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100329.SANTA.01/ABQ