FNUS75 KABQ 201721
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR THOMPSON RIDGE RX...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1121 AM MDT MON SEP 20 2010

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

DISCUSSION...
SOUTHERLY FLOW AROUND HIGH PRESSURE OVER TEXAS HAS INCREASED
SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE...AND A WEAK TROUGH PASSING NORTH OF NEW
MEXICO WILL HELP TRIGGER SCATTERED TO ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. HUMIDITIES WILL DROP IN THE WAKE OF THE TROUGH ON
TUESDAY...BUT ENOUGH MOISTURE SHOULD LINGER FOR ISOLATED SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS TO REDEVELOP. DUE TO THE SOMEWHAT DRIER LOW
LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE TUESDAY...SURFACE WINDS WILL BECOME
ESPECIALLY GUSTY AND ERRATIC IN THE VICINITY OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1115 MDT 9/20/10
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                       AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 68-72.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 37-42 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING
                       TO THE SOUTHWEST 9 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                       GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH 10 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....GOOD/80000 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 46-50.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 79-84 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

FOR TUESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 71-75.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 27-32 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       SOUTHWEST 7 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                       GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......11000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 8 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....GOOD/88000 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...44

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REQUESTED BY...LEONARD
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100920.THOMP.01/ABQ