FNUS75 KABQ 271817
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR THOMPSON RIDGE RX...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1217 PM MDT MON SEP 27 2010

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

DISCUSSION...DRY...WARM...AND TRANQUIL CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL FOR
TODAY AS UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS IN CONTROL. LIGHT WINDS
WILL PERSIST...BUT HIGH MIXING HEIGHTS SHOULD KEEP EFFICIENT
VENTILATION IN TACT. TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 70S WILL CONTINUE
...RUNNING 10 TO 12 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. HUMIDITY WILL NOT
RECOVER AS MUCH TONIGHT...LIKELY UP TO NEAR 50 PERCENT BY TUESDAY
MORNING. SIMILAR CONDITIONS TO PERSIST INTO TUESDAY AFTERNOON.


FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1230 MDT 9/27/10
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 73-77.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 18-23 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH SOUTHWEST AT 4 TO 8 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......10500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......EAST 8 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....GOOD/84000 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 42-46.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 44-49 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH THROUGH
                       2000 LOCAL...THEN BECOMING TERRAIN DOMINATED
                       LESS THAN 5 MPH.

FOR TUESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 75-79.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 16-21 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING
                       WEST 7 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST 8 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....GOOD/80000 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...52

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REQUESTED BY...JOHN MARTINEZ
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100927.THOMP.01/ABQ