FNUS75 KABQ 081516
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR THOMPSON RX...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
916 AM MDT THU APR 8 2010

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

DISCUSSION...
WIND FLOWS OVERALL WILL BE SIMILAR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS ALTHOUGH
TRANSPORT WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE A LITTLE STRONGER ON FRIDAY.
TEMPERATURES WILL WARM WHILE HUMIDITY READINGS WILL LOWER SOME.
MIDSLOPE AREAS WILL SEE POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERY TONIGHT WHILE BOTTOM
AREAS WILL SEE GOOD RECOVERIES. ANOTHER CHILLY ONE TONIGHT ALONG THE
CANYON BOTTOMS DUE TO THE LOW DEWPOINTS IN PLACE. A STRONGER
INVERSION WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE MIDSLOPE AREAS.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0915 MDT 4/8/10
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-61.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 11-14 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........GRADUALLY DEVELOPING UPSLOPE WINDS OR
                       EAST/SOUTHEAST 3 TO 5 MPH THIS MORNING.
                       MIXTURE OF TERRAIN WINDS OR
                       EAST/SOUTHEAST AND SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS
                       DURING THE AFTERNOON. SPEEDS 7 TO 9 MPH
                       IN THE AFTERNOON. OCCASIONAL GUSTS IN
                       MID TEENS.
MIXING HEIGHT....... .5500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 10 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....FAIR/55000 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-34 MIDSLOPE AND 24 TO 26 CANYON
                       BOTTOMS.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 23-28 PERCENT MIDSLOPE AND 58 TO 64
                       PERCENT CANYON BOTTOMS.
WIND (20 FT).........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 5 MPH.

FOR FRIDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-64.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 10-14 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........GRADUALLY DEVELOPING UPSLOPE WINDS OR
                       EAST/SOUTHEAST 3 TO 5 MPH DURING THE
                       MORNING. MIXTURE OF TERRAIN WINDS OR
                       EAST/SOUTHEAST AND SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS
                       DURING THE AFTERNOON. SPEEDS 7 TO 9 MPH
                       IN THE AFTERNOON. OCCASIONAL GUSTS IN
                       MID TEENS.
MIXING HEIGHT....... .13500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 18 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/243000 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...JOE MADALENA
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100408.THOMP.01/ABQ