FNUS75 KABQ 011435
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR LA CUEVA RX...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
835 AM MDT FRI OCT 1 2010

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

DISCUSSION...
SLIGHTLY DRIER FOR TODAY ALTHOUGH CLOUD COVER WILL BE PRONOUNCED
DURING THE AFTERNOON. ANOTHER BACK DOOR FRONT IS EXPECTED TO
AFFECT THE AREA AFTER MIDNIGHT. BEHIND THE WIND SHIFT WILL BE
HIGHER HUMIDITY. THIS WILL MAKE FOR HIGHER HUMIDITY ON SATURDAY
AND LOWER MIXING HEIGHTS.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0850 MDT 10/1/10
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 73-75.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 21-25 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING
                       WEST 7 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN
                       THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......12500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST 13 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/162500 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 45-49.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 69-74 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       NORTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 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.......40 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 59-63.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 52-57 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........EAST/NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 11 MPH SHIFTING
                       TO THE SOUTHEAST 7 TO 10 MPH IN THE
                       AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                       NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......EAST 17 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....FAIR/51000 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...LEONARD SANDOVAL
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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