FNUS75 KABQ 301303
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR SANTA FE WATERSHED RX...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
703 AM MDT TUE MAR 30 2010

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

DISCUSSION...
TEMPERATURES WILL BE SLIGHTLY WARMER TODAY...GENERALLY IN THE LOWER
60S...WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES A TAD LOWER. A BREEZIER DAY IS ON TAP
ACROSS THE AREA WITH GUSTS STARTING BY LATE MORNING AND PEAK VALUES
NEAR 25 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON. EXPECT FAIR OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES...
WITH VALUES CLIMBING BACK INTO THE 40S. A WINDIER DAY IS EXPECTED ON
WEDNESDAY WITH NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. WIND
GUSTS COULD EXCEED 30 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. STRONG MIXING
AND TRANSPORT WINDS WILL LEAD TO EXCELLENT VENTILATION RATES ON BOTH
DAYS. DPORTER

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0700 MDT 3/30/10
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-65.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 10-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........TERRAIN DOMINATED UNDER 6 MPH...BECOMING
                       NORTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 15
                       MPH BY LATE MORNING...BECOMING WEST 13 TO
                       18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS UP TO
                       27 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT....... .7000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 34 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/238000 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....29-33.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 45-50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........WEST WINDS 12 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
                       24 MPH BECOMING 6 TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

FOR WEDNESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-69.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 14-19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........WEST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
                       20 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 TO 21 MPH
                       IN THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS UP TO 32 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT....... .9000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 39 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/351000 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 20100330.SANTA.01/ABQ