FNUS75 KABQ 241247
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR CABEZON...NM STATE FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
647 AM MDT MON MAY 24 2010

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

DISCUSSION...
A PACIFIC COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE BURN SITE EARLY THIS MORNING
SHIFTING WINDS INTO THE SOUTHWEST AND THEN WEST. WHILE
TEMPERATURES WILL BE LOWER DUE TO THE FRONTAL PASSAGE...HUMIDITIES
WILL BECOME EXTREMELY DRY BY THIS AFTERNOON AS DEWPOINT
TEMPERATURES DROP TO SUB ZERO LEVELS. VENTILATION RATES WILL BE
EXCELLENT TODAY. OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES WILL GENERALLY BE FAIR TO
POOR WITH BETTER RECOVERIES BY TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0655 MDT 5/24/10
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-75.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 3-8 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO
                       WEST 13 TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT....... .9500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 23 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/218500 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....31-35.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 26-31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       NORTHEAST 7 TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

FOR TUESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING
                       PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-84.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 7-12 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........EAST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH
                       8 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT....... .15500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH 21 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/325500 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...17

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REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100524.CABEZ.01/ABQ