FNUS75 KABQ 191954
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR VALLE VIDAL RX...FS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
154 PM MDT WED MAY 19 2010

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

DISCUSSION...
A FEW EMBEDDED SHOWERS COULD BE FOUND WITHIN THE PARTY CLOUDY SKIES.
CLEARER SKIES FOR THURSDAY BUT STILL EXPECTING SOME CUMULUS BUILDUP
OVER THE EAST SLOPES. HUMIDITY READINGS WILL LOWER THE NEXT COUPLE
OF DAYS. WIND WILL BE STRONGER TODAY THAN WHAT SHOULD BE OBSERVED
ON THURSDAY. SINCE THE FIRE SITE IS JUST TO THE LEE OF THE WALL
HAVE RATCHED WINDS DOWN A BIT MORE THAN WHAT I WOULD HAVE OTHERWISE
FORECASTED SINCE THE FLOW ALOFT IS FAIRLY STRONG. LOWERING WIND
SPEEDS ALOFT ON THURSDAY.

NOTE...BASED ON AREA OBSERVATIONS RH AT VARIOUS RAWS SITES
INDICATE VALUES IN THE 30S AND 40S SO THE 17 PCT LOOKS SUSPECT.
OUR MINIMUM RH FCST TODAY WILL INDICATE YOUR 17 PCT. TEMPERATURE
READINGS ALSO LOOK TO BE TOO HIGH.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1500 MDT 5/19/10
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                       AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62 DEGREES.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........WEST/SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS
                       UP TO 25 MPH. SOME NORTHWEST INFLUENCE
                       ALSO POSSIBLE. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                       EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT....... .9800 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST 24 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/235200 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                       AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN A
                       SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AND SNOW
                       SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....31-35.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 70-75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........NORTHWEST/NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

FOR THURSDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                       AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-64.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 16-17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........NORTHWEST/NORTH WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH INCREASING
                       TO WEST 7 TO 11 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY
                       AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT....... .7700 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 16 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....VERY GOOD/123200 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...DENNIS CARRIL
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100519.VALLE.01/ABQ