FNUS75 KABQ 091758
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR RED TOP...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1158 AM MDT FRI JUL 9 2010

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

DISCUSSION...
HIGHER HUMIDITY WILL CONTINUE THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THIS WILL BE
COUPLED WITH VARIABLE CLOUD COVER DURING THE DAY PERIODS. IT APPEARS
THAT THE BETTER CHANCE FOR WETTING RAIN WOULD COME ON SATURDAY BUT
STORMS WILL BE HIT AND MISS EACH DAY. GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS WOULD BE
THE STRONGEST WINDS DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1215 MDT 7/9/10
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-78.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 33-36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........SOUTHEAST/SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY
                       AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT....... .10000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH 17 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/170000 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN A SLIGHT
                       CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER
                       MIDNIGHT.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......30 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-52.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 77-84 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

FOR SATURDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                       AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN A
                       CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                       AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......50 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-80.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 34-37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 6 MPH BECOMING
                       NORTHWEST 7 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY
                       AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT....... .10000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 5 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....FAIR/50000 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...KYLE SANDOVAL
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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